How you can reduce tax deducted from your salary

When the government announced this year's budget, the salaried class immediately started protesting. Taxes on nearly all slabs were hiked significantly.

Salaried people who were already reeling from the effects of inflation and high electricity bills were now taking home even less money.

But the tax amount deducted from salary can be reduced by around 20% if employees start investing in mutual funds or pension funds.