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Why is India's leave travel concession not an annual holiday subsidy you can improvise each year?
People often talk about leave travel concession in India as if it were a casual employee travel benefit that can be claimed whenever a trip happens. Please explain why the block system and carry-forward rule make it more structured than that.
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How should an Indian salaried employee think about HRA under the new and old tax regimes?
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