I-T Dept urged to ease taxpayers, curb evasion
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged the Income Tax Department to balance convenience for honest taxpayers with firm action against evasion, calling tax certainty an economic imperative. She reiterated the five Rs—recognise, respond, redress, reflect, and reform—while highlighting the revamped Income Tax Act 2025 and a strengthened e-filing system to reduce disputes and improve processing timelines, including notes on appeals and refunds.
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About Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman is an Indian economist and politician who is serving as the 30th Minister of Finance and 32nd Minister of Corporate Affairs since 2019. She previously served as the Minister of Defence from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), she was elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, from Karnataka in July 2016.
Everything about Nirmala Sitharaman →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of Rajya Sabha, Minister of Defence, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Minister of Finance
- Citizenship
- India
- Born
- August 18, 1959