The identity of the informant shall be kept a secret, it said.
Might use it to counter Opposition campaign on land issue.
If any foreign account holder violates Indian laws, tax authorities can enforce repatriation of funds.
White Papers, which are issued by the government, lay out the policy or proposed action on topics of current concern.
Stepping up attack on the government on the black money issue, Trinamool Congress MPs on Tuesday blocked the main entrance of Parliament and threatened to derail House proceedings over the matter.
Jantri rates act as benchmark for deciding stamp duty rates for registering property deals.
Amid claims from various quarters that Indians have stashed away thousands of crores in secret bank accounts in Switzerland, the Swiss banks have asserted that any statistics about black money "simply do not exist."
Eminent jurist Ram Jethmalani and others, who have alleged government inaction in bringing back black money stashed in foreign banks, on Friday told the Supreme Court that the Centre was withholding vital documents relating to the case.
Replying to a poser on black money transactions in the real estate sector, the Prime Minister said stamp duties in the country are a 'big obstacle' to cleaning the mess with regard to transactions in real estate.
A 'trend analysis' has shown that the target base for the special exercise would not be very large.
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India has joined global efforts to combat global tax evasion.
The move follows poor results in detecting undisclosed foreign assets and delay in concluding pending matters under the Black Money Act, which came into effect in 2015. According to the official data, only 52 cases have been identified so far. Of these, nine are from Mumbai alone.
"Ramdev is fighting against black money. It has my full support. We had been against black money and will continue to do so," Mulayam Singh Yadav said after meeting Ramdev at his residence.
How will the government's decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes help curb the creation and flow of black money into the Indian economy?
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it was more interested in getting the black money stashed abroad back to the country than the disclosure of names of illegal account holders in foreign banks.
The Prime Minister said he was glad that the world community took note of this "because this is an issue that does not selectively affect one nation."
Navjot Kaur Sidhu claims support within the Congress party after being suspended for her controversial remarks. She also accuses Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa of corruption and links to smugglers.
Replying to an RTI query, the PMO said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has already been formed and its investigation is underway.
Political funding of elections has led to the rise in black money in the economy.
The Supreme Court-appointed SIT on Friday called for effective norms to curb betting in cricket and a stronger set of norms for P-Notes, while also making a case for bringing donations to educational and religious bodies under tax net.
Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigative Team on black money, Justice Arijit Pasayat, said Rs 70,000 crore of black money has been unearthed so far and the sixth report on it will be submitted to the apex court in April.
Revenue department would come out with more clarifications through FAQs on the Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets Act.
The agreement, convention on mutual administrative assistance in tax matters, is a multilateral agreement of 31 other nations.
As part of efforts to tackle the menace of black money, the government has commissioned studies to estimate the amount of unaccounted income and wealth.
Raising the issue of black money stashed away in foreign banks, BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani on Wednesday said that if the money is routed back to the country it could be used for development work.
FinMin working to ensure all govt transactions are done electronically, says official
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There is no doubt that the Modi government has showed greater urgency in unearthing unaccounted money stashed away by some Indians in tax havens and other countries, enjoying the advantages of the latter's banking secrecy laws.
Bharatiya Janata Party state president Shamsher Singh Manhas said the menace of corruption has also gripped Jammu and Kashmir.
On Wednesday, the Modi sarkar placed a list of names of 627 Indian account holders in HSBC bank, Geneva in the black money case before the Supreme Court. While on the campaign trail, bringing back black money stashed away in foreign banks was one of the biggest election promises made by Narendra Modi. Rediff.com takes a look at some of the prime minister's tall assurances.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Saturday questioned the silence of Congress President Sonia Gandhi on black money, corruption and inflation and asked her to speak on these issues.
The government notified the compliance window under the Act.
Uttam Ghosh on Narendra Modi's pre-election promise to get back black money stashed in tax havens abroad.
The Income Tax Department has not recommended 'amnesty scheme' to deal with the issue of black money, the government said on Wednesday.
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