Finance Min asks tax administrators to be tax payer friendly, transparent
Updated: Feb 25, 2014 01:26:34pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (KNN) The Ministry of Finance has asked tax administrators to be tax payer friendly, transparent and play the role of facilitator so that entrepreneurs know well in advance their tax liability.
“There is a need to widen the tax base. There is need to simplify the tax procedure and make it more transparent,” said Minister of State for Finance (Revenue), J D Seelam.
He said that tax system should be stable so that entrepreneurs know well in advance about their tax liabilities etc. and make a provision for the same.
In this context, he has asked the Customs and Central Excise officers to frequently interact with all stakeholders, become facilitator and change the public perception about the organisation. “…tax payment needs to be made a ‘Status Symbol’ in order to encourage tax payers to make tax payment voluntarily,” he said, speaking at a function organized here yesterday to mark the Central Excise Day.
The event was also the Annual Investiture Ceremony for conferment of Presidential Award of Appreciation on officers of the Customs and Central Excise Department, who have been awarded on the eve of the Republic Day, 2013.
The Minister conferred presidential award of appreciation on 37 officers of the customs and central excise department.
Also speaking on the occasion was Finance Secretary and Secretary (Revenue) Sumit Bose who said that tax laws and procedures over the years were modified to keep pace with the changes in the economy and in order to facilitate the trade.
He impressed upon the role played by the Act in creating an enabling environment to sustain the momentum in the economic growth of the country. He too asked the tax officials to be open, transparent, tax payer friendly and honest in their dealings. (KNN/ES)
“There is a need to widen the tax base. There is need to simplify the tax procedure and make it more transparent,” said Minister of State for Finance (Revenue), J D Seelam.
He said that tax system should be stable so that entrepreneurs know well in advance about their tax liabilities etc. and make a provision for the same.
In this context, he has asked the Customs and Central Excise officers to frequently interact with all stakeholders, become facilitator and change the public perception about the organisation. “…tax payment needs to be made a ‘Status Symbol’ in order to encourage tax payers to make tax payment voluntarily,” he said, speaking at a function organized here yesterday to mark the Central Excise Day.
The event was also the Annual Investiture Ceremony for conferment of Presidential Award of Appreciation on officers of the Customs and Central Excise Department, who have been awarded on the eve of the Republic Day, 2013.
The Minister conferred presidential award of appreciation on 37 officers of the customs and central excise department.
Also speaking on the occasion was Finance Secretary and Secretary (Revenue) Sumit Bose who said that tax laws and procedures over the years were modified to keep pace with the changes in the economy and in order to facilitate the trade.
He impressed upon the role played by the Act in creating an enabling environment to sustain the momentum in the economic growth of the country. He too asked the tax officials to be open, transparent, tax payer friendly and honest in their dealings. (KNN/ES)
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