<p>The government has expressed reservations on the methodology adopted by World Bank (WB) for ranking of countries on the basis of ease of doing business.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“We have some reservations about the methodology of the assessment parameters in this regard,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told the Lok Sabha. The government is aware of the latest analysis of the World Bank’s report in which India has been ranked 172 amongst 190 countries surveyed in the matter of paying taxes, he said. Jaitley said the government has taken a number of steps to ease tax compliance for tax payers. “We are constanly striving to improve our position,” he said.<br /><br />The minister said that the government has implemented many recommendations of the Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC).</p>
<p>The government has expressed reservations on the methodology adopted by World Bank (WB) for ranking of countries on the basis of ease of doing business.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“We have some reservations about the methodology of the assessment parameters in this regard,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told the Lok Sabha. The government is aware of the latest analysis of the World Bank’s report in which India has been ranked 172 amongst 190 countries surveyed in the matter of paying taxes, he said. Jaitley said the government has taken a number of steps to ease tax compliance for tax payers. “We are constanly striving to improve our position,” he said.<br /><br />The minister said that the government has implemented many recommendations of the Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC).</p>
