Authorities in India have decided to start taxing migration as they suspect the country’s rich of fleeing to escape scrutiny and tax liability. Such migration has a direct impact on the government’s tax revenue, they say.
A special body has been set up by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), which advises the Finance Ministry on income tax policies. It was tasked to come up with a set of rules to make people pay if they are looking to migrate.