No New Exemption to Political Parties from Income Tax: Arun Jaitley

No New Exemption to Political Parties from Income Tax: Arun Jaitley

As controversy arose over the Income Tax Act provision about granting exemption from income tax to political parties, finance minister Arun Jaitley issued a statement on Saturday night clarifying that this provision is 35-year-old. Following is the text of his statement: “Political parties have not been granted any exemption post demonetisation and introduction of Taxation…