Revenue Dept submits GAAR amendments to PMO: FM

13 Dec 2012 Evaluate

In a move to bring more clarity, the Revenue Department has submitted amendments to the controversial law against tax avoidance - General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR) to the Prime Minister's Office.  While welcoming an Australian delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said India is working towards clarity in tax laws, a non-adversarial tax administration and fair mechanism of dispute regulation to promote investor confidence.

GAAR, which was proposed in Budget 2012-13 to prevent tax avoidance, received sharp reactions from foreign as well as domestic investors who feared that uninhibited powers to taxmen would result in harassment of investors. Following which the government deferred GAAR implementation to April 1, 2013. Further, the government appointed Parthasarathy Shome Committee to look into their concerns, which had suggested modification in laws dealing with GAAR and retrospective tax law.

On India-Australia trade partnership, he said that it has led to a rapid expansion in trade and investment ties between two countries and has more than doubled in the past six years to more than $20 billion. By adding further he said, there is a huge opportunity for increase in investments from Australia into India particularly in sectors like mines and minerals based industry, clean and renewable energy, food processing bio-technology, marine and fishery among others.

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