Use tech to up tax compliance: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has asked tax officials to adopt technological tools and ensure that there is no high-handedness in their dealings with taxpayers.

The minister has been holding consultations with officers across the country, with meetings already held in Mumbai and Delhi and more such deliberations planned over the next few weeks. Sources told TOI that a part of the effort is an outreach by the FM to get a feedback on the faceless assessment and appeal mechanism that was implemented by the income tax department. Based on the inputs, the government may seek to undertake improvements, wherever needed.