New Delhi: India has made it clear to the United Kingdom that compliance with Indian legal guidelines and laws is necessary for all entities working in the nation, together with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). This comes after UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly raised the difficulty of the BBC’s tax obligations throughout a gathering with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Delhi on Wednesday. According to sources, in the course of the assembly, Jaishankar “firmly” advised Cleverly that “all entities operating in India must comply fully with relevant laws and regulations.”
The Income Tax Department carried out Tax surveys at BBC places of work in Delhi & Mumbai in February. According to the Finance Ministry assertion, IT Department ‘gathered essential proof’ pertaining to the operation of the group which “indicate that tax has not been paid on certain remittances” which have “not been disclosed as income in India by the foreign entities of the group.” The Indian motion additionally got here up throughout dialogue throughout UK Parliament.
According to the assertion, a number of discrepancies and inconsistencies with regard to switch pricing documentation had been discovered in the course of the survey. It additionally acknowledged that the revenue and income proven by varied BBC group entities should not commensurate with the dimensions of their operations in India.
Began the morning with a bilateral assembly with Foreign Secretary @JamesCleverly of the UK.
Reviewed the progress in our relationship since our final dialogue. Noted in specific the graduation of the Young Professional Scheme. pic.twitter.com/R3aUvX1U4Z
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) March 1, 2023
The survey was launched on February 14 at BBC places of work in Delhi and Mumbai and it ended after about 60 hours on Thursday evening.
Pertinent to say, the IT survey got here weeks after the BBC launched a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi – `India: The Modi Question,” which induced controversy. The Centre had issued instructions for blocking a number of YouTube movies and Twitter posts sharing hyperlinks to the controversial BBC documentary on PM Modi.
The Supreme Court had on February 3 directed the central authorities to provide authentic data referring to its determination to dam the BBC documentary.
