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NITI paper on decriminalising tax offences

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: NITI paper on decriminalising tax offences (GS3 · Taxation, 10 October 2025)

What happened

  • NITI Aayog’s second tax policy paper, “Towards India’s Tax Transformation: Decriminalisation and Trust-Based Governance”, reviews criminal provisions in the Income-tax Act, 2025 [PIB].
  • The CEO said enforcement should be proportionate, fair and transparent [PIB].

Background

  • The first paper in the series was on permanent establishment [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Fear of prosecution for minor lapses hurts honest taxpayers; decriminalisation follows the Jan Vishwas approach.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Taxation

  1. As per PIB (2025-10-10): NITI Aayog's second tax policy paper, "Towards India's Tax Transformation: Decriminalisation and Trust-Based Governance", reviews criminal provisions in the Income-tax Act, 2025.
  2. Fear of prosecution for minor lapses hurts honest taxpayers; decriminalisation follows the Jan Vishwas approach.
Quotable data point

NITI Aayog's second tax policy paper, "Towards India's Tax Transformation: Decriminalisation and Trust-Based Governance", reviews criminal provisions in the Income-tax Act, 2025.

PIB: NITI Aayog: Tax Policy Working Paper II, 10 Oct 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Mains: tax administration.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Act reviewed

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Theme of paper II

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Released by

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: NITI Aayog: Tax Policy Working Paper II, 10 Oct 2025

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