Tag: Central Government

  • Easwar Panel Report: How people-friendly can the tax laws be?

    By Anusmita Mazumder, Department of Law, University of Calcutta. Just a few days ahead of the Union Budget 2016-17, a committee was asked to make necessary recommendations for simplifying the current Income Tax Laws, which accordingly has recommended a higher threshold for deduction of tax at source and cuts in rates, plus measures to reduce litigation. The…