The Government, to allay fears of foreign investors and boost sagging FDI inflows, has once again put off the implementation of the unpopular General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) by two more years. “Postponement of the implementation of the GAAR for a further two years will help improve the investment climate”, said Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
The government will introduce an amendment to income-tax law to give statutory effect to the latest decisions that seek to modify the proposed tax regime. After this, new rules will be announced for implementation of GAAR.
Earlier, Montek has said that investment inflows are a key to reduce the fiscal deficit, which in turn will help sustainable growth and development. “Investments inflow has significantly declined by about three percentage points since 2007-08 in the aftermath of the global economic crisis. We need to reverse this trend to achieve high economic growth and for this we need fixed investment of 35 per cent by the end of the Plan period from the level of 34 per cent in 2007-08,” he added. Further, listed the areas of the economy where radical rethinking was needed for 12th Plan’s effective impact and for the country to become the third largest economy of the world behind China and the US by 2030.
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