Assocham, CII, FICCI, and the US India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) comes under the industry forms who propose the Finance ministry sought the privilege on the personal tax of individuals who are NRIs for 3 years.
The motive is to develop India as an attractive destination for refugees handling foreign direct investments (FDI) for the country, said economic times.
The proposal stated that the NRIs living long enough in India with income sourcing from investments and FDI should be taxed.
“Such a policy has worked extremely well for Singapore and China, which was able to achieve 4 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP)
The biggest tax reform i.e. Goods and Services Tax is now a part of Indian Economy. A new and unified tax structure is followed for indirect taxation as FDI in its boom phase, said Dilip Chninoy the general secretary FICCI.”
According to him, India should act fast to examine the rules of residency for the investors who tremendously affect politics.
“Deepak Sood the general secretary of Assocham explained the requirement for building a conducive environment for expats to live in India for extended periods, adding that the Centre should “… consider taxing foreign personnel on their locally generated income.”
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Under section 6 of IT NRIs residing or working in India however not the citizens who have not furnished the returns for the last 3 years which can be extended up to 5 years as per reports.
A higher executive says the proposal is carried to the finance ministry for budgeting.
CII clarified that the movement can boost financial activity and tax collections because of foreign direct investment. Along with that the USISPF President Mukesh Aghi proclaimed that it gives surety about “job creation and inclusive growth.”
