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<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font color="#663399" size="3"><s><strong><font size="2"><strong><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font color="#663399" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/inside2.php3?filename=bnews_detail.php3&newsid=20079"><img src="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/image/stories/limca_book2014_1.jpg" alt="DDT in Limca Book of Records - Third Time in a row" width="250" height="123" hspace="5" border="0" align="right"></a></font></strong></font></strong></font></strong></font></strong></font></strong></s>TIOL-DDT 2539</font><br>
16 02 2015 <br>
Monday</strong></font></p>
<p align="center"><em><font size="3" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><strong><font color="#006600"> <em>Nepal Restrictions still Linger - Intentional? Will CBEC clarify? </em> </font></strong></font></em></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>THE</strong> Government had vide notifications 24-29/CE(NT) dated 05.12.2011 amended six CE NT Notifications to delete the special procedure for export of goods to Nepal. Those notifications prescribed the procedure, conditions etc. for exports to countries other than Nepal and Bhutan. </font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Resultantly, export to Nepal was made just like export to any other country. These amending notifications were effective from 01.03.2012. </font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Incidentally, they forgot to amend Notification No. 21/2004-CE(NT), which they amended by notification 02/2012-CE(NT) dated 22.02.2012. </font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">While reporting the December 2011 notifications we had in <strong>DDT 1750 </strong> mentioned <a href="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/NewsDesc.php?MpoQSrPnM=MTM4MzQ="><strong>Export to Nepal - Liberalisation - What about Service Tax?.</strong></a></font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">CBEC did not react. </font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We again made a mention while reporting the notification 02/2012-CE(NT). </font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>DDT 1802 </strong> said - </font></p>
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But what about Service Tax?</strong> In<font color="#0033CC"> <strong><a href="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/NewsDesc.php?MpoQSrPnM=MTM4MzQ=" target="_blank">DDT-1750 12.12.2011</a></strong></font>, it was pointed out,</font></p>
<p style="background-color:#B0FFB0"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>Notification No. 11/2005-Service Tax, dated 19.04.2005 grants rebate of Service Tax on taxable services exported to countries other than <strong>Nepal</strong> and Bhutan.<br>
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Similarly, Notification No. 12/2005-Service Tax, dated 19.04.2005 grants rebate of the duty paid on excisable inputs or service tax and cess paid on taxable input services used in providing taxable service exported to countries other than <strong>Nepal</strong> and Bhutan,</em></font></p>
<p style="background-color:#B0FFB0"><em><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Why Nepal is retained in these two notifications? Has the Board forgotten these notifications or is it intentional?</font></em></p>
<p><em><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">That was in February, 2012. Three years have gone by and nothing has been done. Perhaps the "retention" of "Nepal" in these notifications is "intentional". But what is the intention? </font></em></p>
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<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yesterday, we received a mail from a netizen asking us why <strong>DDT </strong>is silent all these years on the issue. <font color="#CC3333">Unfortunately, we can only point out the dirt - we can't clean it.</font> </font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Netizen also pointed out another notification which craves for similar attention. </font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">It is the SSI Notification 8/2003-CE - </font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Paragraph 5, Explanation clause "G" reads - </font></p>
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<blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>G) "clearances for home consumption", wherever ref</em></font><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>erred to in this notification, shall include clearances for export to Bhutan and Nepal; </em></font></blockquote>
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<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Netizen quips - </font></p>
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<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color:#00FFFF"><em>"When export to Nepal is at par with export to other countries, then if the export clearances made to Nepal is to be included in the clearances for home consumption, it will be a disadvantageous position for assessees clearing their goods for export to Nepal. In my view notification 8/2003 ought to have been amended accordingly." </em></font></p>
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<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>DDT </strong> hopes that this time around, before the Budget Notifications are issued, the CBEC will rectify this anomaly. </font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Or clarify that the discrimination is intentional. The Prime Minister wants a special relationship with Nepal - will CBEC jeopardise that? </font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Please also see <a href="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/inside2.php3?filename=bnews_detail.php3&newsid=15273"><strong>No rebate to Exporters of Services to Nepal . . . But why !!! </strong></a></font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><em><font color="#006600" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif">FTP - Online IEC Applications - Fee reduced</font></em></strong></font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>DGFT</strong> has notified that the application fee for online IEC, notified vide Public Notice. 79/(RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated the 31st December, 2014 should be read as Rs 250/- instead of Rs 500/-. The new system has come into force with effect from 1.2.2015. </font></p>
<p><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><a href="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/notDesc.php?MpoQSrPnM=MTc2ODU=" target="_blank">DGFT Public Notice No.85 (RE-2013)/2009-2014, Dated: February 13, 2015.</a> </strong></font></p>
<p align="center"><font color="#006600"><strong><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><em><font size="3">Anti Dumping Duty on Graphite Electrodes </font></em></font></strong></font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>GOVERNMENT</strong> has imposed definitive anti dumping duty on <em>graphite electrodes of all diameters </em> falling under heading 8545 originating in, or exported from the People's Republic of China. </font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">See how difficult it is to impose an anti dumping duty - in this case, the investigation started sometime in 2013. The Designated Authority published his final findings on 19th November 2014. The Revenue Department issued the notification on 13th February 2015 - and obviously all these days, dumping has been going on merrily. </font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/notDesc.php?MpoQSrPnM=MTc2ODY=" target="_blank"><strong>Notification No. 04/2015-Customs (ADD), Dated: February 13, 2015. </strong></a></font></p>
<p align="center"><font color="#006600" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><strong><font size="3"><em>Tariff Value of Gold, Silver Decreased </em></font></strong></font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>THE </strong> Government has decreased the Tariff value of Gold from 412 USD to 397 USD per 10 gms. The tariff value of Silver is also decreased from 568 USD to 551 USD per kilogram. </font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tariff values of all other items except Poppy seeds have seen changes. </font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Tariff values as on <strong>30.01.2015 </strong>and with effect from <strong>13.02.2015 </strong>are as under: </font></p>
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<td colspan="5" valign="top"><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong style="background-color:#FFFF00">Table 1 </strong></font></p></td>
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<td valign="top"><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>S. No. </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top" bgcolor="#DFFFEA"><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Chapter/ heading/ sub-heading/tariff item </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Description of goods </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Tariff value USD (Per Metric Tonne) <br>
from 30.01.2015 </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="center"><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Tariff value USD (Per Metric Tonne) <br>
from 13.02.2015 </strong></font></p></td>
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<td valign="top"><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>(1) </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>(2) </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top" bgcolor="#97FFFF"><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>(3) </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>(5) </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>(6) </strong></font></p></td>
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<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1511 10 00 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Crude Palm Oil </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>681 </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>669 </strong></font></p></td>
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<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1511 90 10 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">RBD Palm Oil </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>707 </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>710 </strong></font></p></td>
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<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">3 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1511 90 90 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Others - Palm Oil </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>694 </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>690 </strong></font></p></td>
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<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">4 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1511 10 00 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Crude Palmolein </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>724 </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>719 </strong></font></p></td>
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<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">5 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1511 90 20 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">RBD Palmolein </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>727 </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>722 </strong></font></p></td>
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<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">6 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1511 90 90 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Others -Palmolein </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>726 </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>721 </strong></font></p></td>
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<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">7 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1507 10 00 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Crude Soyabean Oil </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>864 </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>792 </strong></font></p></td>
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<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">8 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">7404 00 22 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Brass Scrap (all grades) </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>3537 </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>3484 </strong></font></p></td>
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<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">9 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1207 91 00 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Poppy seeds </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>3747 </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>3747 </strong></font></p></td>
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<td colspan="5" valign="top"><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong style="background-color:#FFFF00">Table 2</strong></font></p></td>
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<td valign="top"><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>S. No. </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Chapter/ heading/ sub-heading/tariff item </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Description of goods </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Tariff value USD <br>
from 30.01.2015 </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="center"><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Tariff value USD <br>
from 13.02.2015 </strong></font></p></td>
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<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">71 or 98 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Gold, in any form in respect of which the benefit of entries at serial number 321 and 323 of the Notification No. 12/2012-Customs dated 17.03.2012 is availed. </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>412 per 10 grams </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>397 per 10 grams </strong></font></p></td>
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<tr bgcolor="#DFFFEA">
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">71 or 98 </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Silver, in any form in respect of which the benefit of entries at serial number 322 and 324 of the Notification No. 12/2012-Customs dated 17.03.2012 is availed. </font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>568 per kilogram </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="right"><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>551 per kilogram </strong></font></p></td>
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<td valign="top"><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>S. No. </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Chapter/ heading/ sub-heading/tariff item </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Description of goods </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Tariff value USD (Per Metric Tons) <br>
from 30.01.2015 </strong></font></p></td>
<td valign="top"><p align="center"><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Tariff value USD (Per Metric Tons) <br>
from 15.02.2015 </strong></font></p></td>
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<td valign="top"><div align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1 </font></div></td>
<td valign="top" bgcolor="#FFD9C6"><div align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> 080280 </font></div></td>
<td valign="top"><div align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Areca nuts </font></div></td>
<td valign="top"><div align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>2183 </strong> </font></div></td>
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<div align="center"><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>2280 </strong> </font></div></td>
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<p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><font size="2"><strong><font color="#006600" size="3" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif">Direct Tax Collections up by 11 per cent </font></strong></font></em></font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>A</strong> CBDT Press Release says that Gross direct tax collection during April-January of the Financial Year 2014-15 is up by 11.38 percent at Rs. 5,78,715 crore as against Rs. 5,19,588 crore collected during the same period last year. </font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Finance Minister hoped to collect Rs. 7.36 crores as direct taxes in this fiscal. They have got him 5.79 crores - they still have to collect 1.57 crores. As per the target, they should have collected Rs. 6.15 crores by end of January. Their shortfall is only 34,000 crores. So they may give the FM the money he wants. </font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="3" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><strong><font color="#006600"><em>Commissioners not co-operating with Sleuths </em></font></strong></font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>THE</strong> Investigation Directorates in both the Revenue Boards are grossly understaffed and in any case they don't have the manpower to conduct large raids and searches and they have to depend on the local jurisdictional Commissioners for supply of manpower. </font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">It has been brought to the notice of the CBDT that some of the Commissioners are not providing manpower to the Investigation Directorates for the purposes of conducting searches for one reason or the other. </font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Board now directs that the manpower requisitioned by the Investigation Directorates should normally not be refused except in extra-ordinary circumstances.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><a href="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/notDesc.php?MpoQSrPnM=MTc2ODk=" target="_blank">CBDT FNo.286/15/2015-IT(INV.II), Dated: February 12, 2015. </a></strong></font></p>
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