The department filed 1686 cases against tax evaders in 2009-10 and collected Rs 3 crore as fines from them. This year, it registered 1905 cases and collected Rs 4.4 crore fine. The officials hope to get another Rs 4.48 crore from five tax evaders including ICICI Bank, Bank of Baroda, Indian Oil Corporation, Ashutosh Automobiles and Abacus in the coming days. "We have sent demand notes," Borkar said adding, "Since I took over this responsibility on September 9, 2010, the level of awareness has increased and revenue has increased thanks to support from officials."
Officials told TOI that against sanctioned strength of 499, the department had only 320 staffers for the 36 octroi posts (19 main and 17 preventive ones). The growth has also been aided by a buoyant economy that resulted in increased off take of electronic appliances, consumer durables, vehicles and fuel, which are major contributors to octroi income.
Officials told TOI that against sanctioned strength of 499, the department had only 320 staffers for the 36 octroi posts (19 main and 17 preventive ones). The growth has also been aided by a buoyant economy that resulted in increased off take of electronic appliances, consumer durables, vehicles and fuel, which are major contributors to octroi income.
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