Zero Tolerance Against Corruption - MoS to CBEC Chief Commissioners
ADDRESSING the Chief Commissioners of CBEC yesterday, the MoS Nirmala Sitharaman said that the present Government has zero tolerance towards corruption. She said that the Government wants greater transparency, accountability and efficiency in the system including in tax administration.
She said that the Commerce Ministry is willing to share its properties lying idle to provide space for the offices of Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax Department in the field. She said that the Government is in favour of trade facilitation in which the role of customs department will be central.
She said that Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be a reality soon as consultation process with the State Governments is now in final stages; that GST will result in simple and unified tax structure which will bring transparency and efficiency in tax administration; that GST will boost revenue collections for both Centre and the States.
But why are the Commerce Ministry's properties lying idle? Didn't they have a cadre review at all?