Letter to BS: Tax terrorism will dent India's business friendly image

Apropos your editorial “Li­ce­n­ce to harass” (March 4), Vivad se Vishwas may be a scheme launched with the best of in­tentions, but the way to implement it is not to an­nounce ambitious Budget es­timates and arm twisting tax officials to bring in the revenues. In the short run, the terrorism of the taxmen may seem to bring in the moolah to a revenue-starved government, but in the long term, it would dent India’s image on the “ease of doing business” front. A healthy economy is one where the assessees, whether individuals or corporates, pay taxes according to simple laws. Having