TMI BlogRevised 40 tax treaties to use info for other purposes: GovtX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Revised 40 tax treaties to use info for other purposes: Govt X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tries have been requested to modify the tax treaties, so as to explicitly include provisions that will enable information exchanged for tax purposes to be utilised for other purposes, including criminal proceedings in non-tax matters," Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha. "40 treaties for avoidance of double taxation have been revis ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ed accordingly," he said. In addition, Gangwar said, India has signed "the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, which also similarly facilitates exchange of information". These developments enable use of such information by non-tax agencies, subject to agreement by the Competent Authorities of the Requested Contracting State, he said. Replyi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ng to a separate question, Gangwar said the Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets of worth ₹ 9,298 crore in 2016.
The minister said that as per estimate over 2,000 tonnes of gold is held by household, trusts and various institutions in India. X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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