KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Communications and Multimedia Ministry has no plan to propose any form of new tax to be imposed on e-commerce activities, the Dewan Negara was told today.
Nirmala Sitharaman
In response to Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra’s tweet, the Finance Minister said that the Finance Act 2021 has not brought in any new or additional tax on Indian workers in Saudi/U.A.E/Oman/Qatar.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said salary income earned by non-resident Indians in Gulf countries would continue to be exempt from tax in India. Quoting a tweet of TMC MP Mahua Moitra, Ms. Sitharaman clarified that the Finance Act 2021 has not brought in any new or additional tax on Indian workers in Saudi/U.A.E/Oman/Qatar. The Minister said said the amendment in the Finance Act, 2021, has merely incorporated general definition of the term liable to tax in the Income Tax Act to provide clarity.