With a view to examining consequential issues arising out of amendments to the India-Mauritius tax treaty and related issues, a Working Group has been set up.
After years of negotiations, India and Mauritius have signed a protocol which makes important changes to the over three-decades-old tax treaty between the countries.
In its push towards positioning India as an attractive investment destination and to improve the ease of doing business in the country, the Government has announced further tax initiatives.
India is gearing towards the introduction of a goods and services tax (GST), a destination-based consumption tax, replacing several central and state taxes.
