F.No. 296/07/Misc/2017-CX.9
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
(Central Board of Excise and Customs)
New Delhi dated 30th October. 2017
To.
The Editor-in-Chief,
4, Parliament Street,
In Floor, PTI Building,
New Delhi 110001
Sir,
Subject: Rebuttal on News Appearing in various Print Media on 30th OCTOBER 2017, reg..
Please refer to the PTI article….”Govt may miss FY 2018 Revenue collection target” appearing in leading daily newspapers, both in the print and electronic version.
2. The article goes on to quote the Chairman, CBEC as to have said — that the indirect tax collection target of 9.68 trillion will not be achieved due to disruption caused by GST. This is incorrect. The Chairman during her interview with the reporter from PTI had clearly stated that it was too early to comment about the GST revenues right now. This has been misquoted in the story.
3. You may take appropriate action to print the rebuttal immediately.
Your Faithfully,
(Hemambika R. Priya)
Commissioner Co-ord.
In-charge Media cell[CBEC]
Ph: 011-2309 2038
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HE IS UNDER FIRE FROM HIS BOSSES FOR MAKING THE CORRECT STATEMENT ON BASIS OF THE FACTS.HE HAS BEEN VIRTUALLY COMPELLED TO REUTT.THE HARD REALITY IS THAT THE BUSINESSES ARE AT THE LOWEST EBB AND COLLECTION VERY POOR AND ALSO UNDER COERCION.