New Delhi, May 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday rejected reports circulating online claiming that the government is planning to impose a tax/cess/surcharge on foreign travel and called them "false."

In a post on X, he wrote, "This is totally false. Not an iota of truth in this." He added, "There is no question of putting such restrictions on foreign travel. We remain committed to improving 'Ease of Doing Business' and 'Ease of Living' for our people."

His remarks came after a CNBC TV-18 report, citing sources, said that a proposal to levy a cess/tax/surcharge on foreign travel is being discussed at the highest levels.

The report stated the surcharge would flow directly to the centre and not to a divisible pool.

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