Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman outlines 5Rs of responsive tax governance; Calls for greater tax certainty and reduced litigation at the 167th Income Tax celebrations in New Delhi today

India, July 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the 167th anniversary of Income Tax Day celebrations by Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in New Delhi today.

Shri Arvind Srivastava, Secretary, D/o Revenue; Shri Ravi Agrawal, Chairman, CBDT; Shri Vivek Chaturvedi, Chairman, CBIC: Members of CBDT and CBIC and other senior officers and officials of the Department were present on the occasion.

Addressing the 167th Income Tax Day celebrations, Union Finance Minister Smt. Sitharaman emphasised that the role of the Income Tax Department has evolved from tax collection to building a fair, efficient, transparent and taxpayer-centric tax admin...