‘Repatriation of black money key priority’
17 Nov 2014 3:56 AM IST
Meeting G20 leaders for the first time in a summit, he made it clear that repatriation of unaccounted Indian black money abroad is his government’s priority and also sent a message that economic reforms should be insulated from politics.
The two-day summit is being held at a time when tax avoidance by big multi-national companies were reportedly organising tax-lowering deals with Luxembourg and pressure from anti-corruption advocates, urging the major economies to stem the flow of illicit money across borders. Opening the summit, host Prime Minister Tony Abbott vowed that the summit will deliver on an initiative to add USD 2 trillion to the global GDP, add more than 2 per cent to the global economic growth and millions of jobs.
Raising the black money issue at an informal meeting of leaders of the five-nation BRICS bloc, Modi also sought close global coordination to achieve the objective of bringing black money back home. Modi set the tone on black money issue ahead of the G20 summit in the wake of his commitment to bring back every penny of black money stashed abroad. ‘Repatriation of black money kept abroad is a key priority for us,’ Modi told the BRICS leaders – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President President Jacob Zuma. Calling for close coordination on the issue of black money kept abroad, Modi said this unaccounted money is also linked to security challenges.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin told reporters it was for the first time that there is focus on the ‘security dimensions’ of black money. Since coming to power, Modi has repeatedly said that bringing back black money is a priority and his government on its first day in office constituted SIT headed by a former Supreme Court Judge to unearth black money. Later, addressing fellow G20 leaders at a retreat, Modi said the reform process is bound to face resistance and wanted it to be insulated from political pressures.
Modi said reforms should lead to simplification of processes and that methods of governance must be reformed. . The retreat was hosted by Prime Minister Abbott at the Queensland Parliament House where the leaders met without aides shortly before the annual summit of the 20 industrialised and major economies kicked off at the Brisbane Convention Centre in the afternoon. PTI
The two-day summit is being held at a time when tax avoidance by big multi-national companies were reportedly organising tax-lowering deals with Luxembourg and pressure from anti-corruption advocates, urging the major economies to stem the flow of illicit money across borders. Opening the summit, host Prime Minister Tony Abbott vowed that the summit will deliver on an initiative to add USD 2 trillion to the global GDP, add more than 2 per cent to the global economic growth and millions of jobs.
Raising the black money issue at an informal meeting of leaders of the five-nation BRICS bloc, Modi also sought close global coordination to achieve the objective of bringing black money back home. Modi set the tone on black money issue ahead of the G20 summit in the wake of his commitment to bring back every penny of black money stashed abroad. ‘Repatriation of black money kept abroad is a key priority for us,’ Modi told the BRICS leaders – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President President Jacob Zuma. Calling for close coordination on the issue of black money kept abroad, Modi said this unaccounted money is also linked to security challenges.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin told reporters it was for the first time that there is focus on the ‘security dimensions’ of black money. Since coming to power, Modi has repeatedly said that bringing back black money is a priority and his government on its first day in office constituted SIT headed by a former Supreme Court Judge to unearth black money. Later, addressing fellow G20 leaders at a retreat, Modi said the reform process is bound to face resistance and wanted it to be insulated from political pressures.
Modi said reforms should lead to simplification of processes and that methods of governance must be reformed. . The retreat was hosted by Prime Minister Abbott at the Queensland Parliament House where the leaders met without aides shortly before the annual summit of the 20 industrialised and major economies kicked off at the Brisbane Convention Centre in the afternoon. PTI
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