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Jul 25, 2025
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Delay in disposing of settled tax cases ‘unpardonable’: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said delays in the issuance of ‘order giving effect or OGE’ to taxpayers by the income tax department for execution of grievance disposal orders are ‘unpardonable’ and may risk losing taxpayers’ trust.
Finance Minister
Addressing the Income Tax Day here, she commended the work done by the department to draft the simplified, concise and easy-to-understand ‘Income Tax Bill 2025’, which will replace the complex Income Tax Act 1961. The minister appreciated the suggestions made by the Lok Sabha Select Committee and said those will be considered. She said the Bill will likely be approved by the Parliament in the current year.
She highlighted five key operational priorities from a 2025 meeting that the department has to execute: accelerating tax demand disposal, withdrawing appeals below a threshold, timely tax refunds, analysing grievances and region-wise performance reviews.
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