Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly and elderly Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi on Tuesday pointed out a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) record to safeguard the event’s now-scrapped import tax plan, asserting that the previous alcohol law was ruined by corruption and contraband.
The CAG’s efficiency audit record, labelled Performance Audit Report on Regulation and Supply of Liquor in Delhi, was tabled in the Delhi Assembly’s very first session onTuesday The record highlighted gaps in the import tax division, bring about income losses surpassing Rs 2,026.91 crore.
Addressing an interview, Atishi declared that disturbance from the BJP-appointed Lieutenant Governor (LG), the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) blocked the application of the brand-new import tax plan, causing a yearly income loss of Rs 8,900 crore.
Allegations of Corruption in Old Policy
According to Atishi, 7 out of the 8 phases in the CAG record reveal problems in the old import tax plan, while just one concentrates on the brand-new plan.
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“The AAP government always raised concerns about corruption in the old excise policy, which facilitated illegal liquor smuggling. The report shows that liquor shop owners engaged in corrupt practices, inflating prices and causing heavy losses to Delhi’s exchequer,” she claimed.
She even more declared that the brand-new import tax plan, presented by the AAP federal government, was much more clear and had the prospective to dramatically enhance income collection, comparable to Punjab, where import tax income supposedly raised by 65% after applying the exact same plan.
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Atishi declared that the brand-new plan was not carried out efficiently because of outside disturbance.
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“The BJP’s LG stopped the implementation, creating hurdles. The CBI filed an FIR within a year of the policy’s launch, and the ED registered an enforcement case information report (ECIR) soon after. This led to a situation where no officer was willing to sign or execute the policy, fearing legal action. As a result, Delhi lost Rs 2,000 crore in expected revenue and Rs 8,900 crore annually,” PTI estimated (* )centimeters as claiming.
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She import tax plan concern continues to be a significant political flashpoint in
The Delhi AAP leaders suggest that the plan was developed to enhance income, the BJP has actually implicated the While- led federal government of abnormalities. Arvind Kejriwal continuous The session is anticipated to witness even more disputes on the issue.
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