Published in:
The Economic Times
Pubished on:
9 Dec 2016
NEW DELHI: India has expressed reservations on World Bank's 'Doing Business Report' where it has been ranked 172 amongst 190 countries, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today. Government is aware of the latest analysis of the World Bank's report in which India has been ranked 172 amongst 190 countries surveyed in the matter of paying taxes. "We have some reservations about the methodology of the assessment parameters in this regard," he said during Question Hour, amidst noisy protests by Opposition. Jaitley said the government has been taking a number of steps to ease tax compliance for tax payers. "We are constanly striving to improve our position," he said.