indiaUpdated: Sep 27, 2019 18:02 ISTThe Centre on Friday sacked 15 income tax officials for corruption and other charges in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge to go after the “black sheep” in the tax department. In the last three rounds, 49 high-ranking tax officers including 12 officers from the Central Board of Direct Taxes were compulsorily retired under the Fundamental Rule that empowers the government to evict non-performers from the government. In the next round of the clean-up exercise a week later, the government forced out 15 indirect tax officials. Apart from income tax officials who demanded and accepted bribes, Friday’s list includes a Principal Commissioner of Income Tax who decided a tax appeal filed by a lawyer. He got one set approved by his boss to impose a penalty of Rs 1.5 crore but later, substituted it with another one where a lesser fine of Rs 59 lakh was imposed.

Source: Hindustan Times September 27, 2019 12:12 UTC