Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday rejected reports that the government was considering imposing a tax on foreign travel in the wake of the surge in oil prices due to the crisis in West Asia. He wrote in a post on
In the report of a news channel, a big claim was made regarding the imposition of tax, cess or surcharge on foreign travel. It was told in this report that the government is considering imposing additional financial burden on foreign travel. But Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself retweeted these news and declared it completely wrong. It was made clear by PM Modi that there is no plan to discourage foreign travel or put additional burden on it.
PM Modi rejected what was said in the report
In this report, it was said that this proposal of imposing tax or ban on foreign travel is much discussed and it can be implemented temporarily to handle the economic pressure related to rising crude oil prices, import costs and war. Along with this, it was also said in this report that this tax can be imposed for one year and the amount received from it will go directly into the account of the Central Government. However, there was no official response from the Finance Ministry regarding this report at that time. But PM Modi himself came forward in this matter and informed that the government does not have any such proposal, this report is a complete lie.
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