Good Governance at Work - Wednesdays are Taxpayers' day in CBEC
WHILE reporting Good Governance at Work - Wednesdays are ‘Public Meeting Days' in Income Tax Department, DDT just two days ago commented, "Most probably CBEC will soon follow suit". And they did.
CBEC in its letter to all the Chief Commissioners explains its lofty ideals:
++ The Central government has placed great emphasis on reform oriented non-adversarial tax administration.
++ The Central Board of Excise and Customs has taken several initiatives over the years to facilitate trade and simplify procedures to reduce interface between the tax officials and the tax payers. (!!!)
++ It is our mission to achieve excellence in the formulation and implementation of Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax policies and enforcement of cross border controls for the benefit of trade, industry and other stakeholders.
++ The indirect tax administration considers all taxpayers as the cornerstone of our economic independence and prosperity. Therefore, it is important to further simplify and modernize the tax system, expand the tax base and improve compliance.
++ This is in tandem with the Central Government's objective to ensure good governance.
To this end, it has been decided that one day of the week - Wednesday (9 AM to 1 PM) may be designated as Taxpayers' day wherein Heads of all offices in the field will meet the taxpayers without any prior appointment in order to address their grievances expeditiously.
Board wants the Chief Commissioners to inform the Trade and also to publicise this locally through Press Note.
CBEC F.No. 296/267/2014-CX-9.,Dated: January 07, 2015