<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is conducting high-level review meetings with tax officials focusing on refund delays, litigation, and accountability.</li><li>Meetings with CBIC officials will assess delays in GST and Customs refund processing, cargo clearance dwell times, and investigations pending with DGGI.</li><li>The FM will review the Income Tax Department's performance on taxpayer service delivery, litigation reduction, and transparency.</li><li>Focus areas include appeal pendency, refund delays, and vigilance or disciplinary cases.</li><li>The strategic push aims to build a taxpayer-centric, technology-enabled, and accountable tax ecosystem.</li><li>The government's commitment is towards compliance, trade facilitation, and improving ease of doing business.</li></ul>

FM To Review GST, Customs, Direct Tax Administration; Focus On Refunds, Litigation And Accountability

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