The BJP-led NDA government on Monday April 04,2016 ordered the formation of a special agency to investigate Indians who figure in the ‘Panama papers’ — a set of over 11 million leaked documents that reveal how the rich and connected around the world used tax havens for salting away their wealth.
The documents, about the clients of one of the world’s biggest law firms
offering such services, was leaked to a German newspaper, which in turn
shared it with the International Consortium of Investigative
Journalists (ICIJ).
The multi-agency group that was set up following directions from Prime
Minister Narendra Modi will consist of officers from the investigative
units of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, the Financial Intelligence
Union and Foreign Tax & Tax Research division and the Reserve Bank
of India.
The Special Investigation Team on Black Money, appointed under the
Supreme Court’s directions, had in its third report submitted last year
to the court said that various departments were not prepared to share
the information received in tax evasion cases.
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