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A Tax Proposal on Excessive Wedding Expenses

מאמר באנגלית לתרגול קריאה. כולל 5 מילים חדשות עם תרגום לעברית, 3 שאלות הבנת הנקרא, 5 שאלות לשיחה. מתאים למתקדמים.

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Lawmaker Ranjeet Ranjan has proposed taxing couples planning lavish weddings in India.

If passed, the proposed marriage bill would set guidelines for wedding planning, such as limiting couples' expenditure to $7,500. Those who plan to go over the limit will have to pay a tax equal to 10% of their total costs. The money will then be used to organize weddings for families with difficult circumstances.

Along with the cost, the proposed guidelines would also set out the maximum number of wedding guests and the number of dishes served. According to Ranjan, setting limits on wedding preparations will prevent food waste.

Every year, the Indian government registers about 10 million marriages, each lasting more than a day. Ranjan says that regardless of their socioeconomic status, engaged couples believe they should have an extravagant wedding because they feel the need to impress their community. For example, one maid in Mumbai said her family borrowed more than $2,000 just to help with her brother's wedding.

Recently, a former legislator is said to have spent $75 million on her daughter's wedding, which highlighted international guest artists, high-tech invitations, and around 50,000 guests.  Other examples of extravagance at some weddings in India include a $30,000 luncheon, a wedding dress adorned with diamonds, and hiring an elephant to pick up the groom.

The trend of lavish weddings in the country is said to have started in 2004 when an Indian businessman celebrated his daughter's wedding in Versailles /v?r?sa?/, France. The total cost of the wedding is about 36 million USD. Ranjan hopes that with the new marriage bill, such overspending will be avoided.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • lavish /ˈlævɪʃ/ adjective מפואר

    large in quantity and expensive or impressive

    We were always lavish with financial aid in times of crisis.

  • expenditure /ɪkˈspɛndəʧər/ noun הוצאה

    the total amount of money that a government or person spends

    We are primarily concerned with keeping expenditures down.

  • extravagant /ɛkˈstrævəɡənt/ adjective בזבזני

    spending too much money, or using too much of something

    Company executives enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle.

  • adorned /əˈdɔrnd/ verb מְהוּדָר

    to add something decorative to a person or thing

    The bride's hair was adorned with white flowers.

  • bill /bɪl/ noun שטר כסף

    a formal statement of a planned new law that is discussed before being voted on

    When a bill is passed in Congress, it becomes law.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. Why do you think people like to have extravagant weddings?
  2. What should couples do to control their wedding expenses?
  3. Aside from imposing taxes, how can the government regulate excessive spending on events?
  4. Do you think the government should control private celebrations or events? Why or why not?
  5. Do you like extravagant celebrations?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. How much required tax is proposed to be paid by the couples once the limit is exceeded?

  2. When did the trend of lavish weddings start?

  3. Where will the collected tax be used for?

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