FM Arun Jaitley calls for expeditious use of penalising power by ED

FM Arun Jaitley calls for expeditious use of penalising power by ED

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday advocated expeditious use of penalising power by the Enforcement Directorate to deal with any non-compliance of the laid-down rules.

Speaking at the Enforcement Directorate Day, he said the interest of the larger public takes a hit when people indulge in non-compliance and hence, the revenue department and the ED have a key role to play to catch offenders.

The government, the Finance Minister stressed, trusts its citizens and allows them to deal in foreign exchange.

"There is an expectation of compliance and in the event of non-compliance, there is this power of penalising that the ED has. This power has to be expeditiously used whenever violations are detected," Jaitley said.