Taxation in India

Finance Ministry working on property tax revisions

The Finance Ministry is planning a new real estate tax scheme aimed at replacing the controversial single property tax ENFIA that had been introduced by the previous government. Ethnos daily newspaper states that the new tax system will have a low tax limit for property under 50,000 euros and will rise according to the price of the property and family situation of the owner.

Confiscation of undeclared assets abroad

By Prokopis Hatzinikolaou

Tax declarations will be more complicated from next year as taxpayers will have to declare all of their assets, including real estate, investments, mobile properties etc. The government hopes this will allow authorities to ascertain how able taxpayers are to pay their dues and help in the battle against tax evasion.

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