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Centre proposes amnesty scheme for gold to unearth black money; fine on yellow metal held above fixed quantity: Report

FP Staff • October 31, 2019, 11:57:17 IST
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According to news reports, there will be a fine on gold above a fixed quantity under the proposed scheme. Details of the scheme have yet to be revealed

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Centre proposes amnesty scheme for gold to unearth black money; fine on yellow metal held above fixed quantity: Report

The government may soon announce an amnesty scheme for gold, according to news reports. The new scheme is being considered as yet another attempt to unearth lakhs of crores of black money still lying in the system in the form of unaccounted gold. This will be the Narendra Modi government’s second-biggest move after demonetisation to curb black money, CNBC-TV18 said. It would also try to overcome limited success of an earlier amnesty scheme Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), also known as IDS-II, launched in 2017, post-the demonetisation exercise, according to news reports. [caption id=“attachment_4459433” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] ![Representational image. Reuters.](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/gold-380.jpg) Representational image. Reuters.[/caption] What is the scheme about? The new amnesty scheme would allow gold hoarders a chance to come clean on investment made using black money by declaring their possession and paying tax on it, an IANS report said citing sources. The tax will have to be paid on entire value of gold declared by an individual that has been purchased without any receipt. Though the rate of tax is yet to be worked out by the government, sources indicated that the thinking is to keep the rate at around 30 percent level with an effective rate of around 33 percent including education cess. Just like the income tax amnesty scheme, this gold amnesty scheme will be open for a definite time period and people caught with gold without proper bills will have to pay heavy tax, according to CNBC-TV18 news. This gold amnesty scheme is part of the comprehensive gold policy that the government is working on as per think-tank NITI Aayog’s suggestions two years ago, the report said.

“The idea of the scheme is good but its effective implementation is difficult. People have amassed gold over times and on many occasions the yellow metal has been inherited leaving no transactional details. It would be hard to push people to declare if they have lost almost a third of the value,” said an analyst who did not wish to be named as he was not aware of contours of the amnesty scheme.

Fear of harassment from tax officials Also, there is fear that after declaration of the wealth, an individual may be prone to harassment by tax officials. It happened during the last two income declaration schemes (IDS) where tax officials were found to be seeking response from people making declarations to explain their source of income. In fact, lakhs of SMSs were sent by tax officials seeking response from cash depositors during the time of demonetisation, according to IANS reportt. The industry had suggested a new model for gold amnesty scheme to ensure its success as paying up front taxes on the value assets would attract few takers. It had said that in return for declared gold, the government could issue 10-year zero coupon bonds with yield on it lower than prevailing rates. The gap in yield could take care of the tax that the declarer has not paid on the black money used to buy gold. Stock of gold held in India It is estimated that the total stock of gold held by Indians will be in the region of 20,000 tonne. However the actual holding after taking into account unaccounted imports, ancestral holdings, etc., should actually be in the region of 25,000-30,000 tonne. The value of this gold at current prices will be in excess of $1 trillion and $1.5 trillion respectively. One of the charges that the Opposition levelled against the Modi government in this year’s general elections was about failure of the Centre on bringing back black money. The gold scheme would be yet another attempt to channelise a large portion of undeclared wealth into normal channels. Amnesty schemes by Narendra Modi govt The Modi government has taken a slew of decisions ever since it came to power to clamp down on black money—one of the main planks in General Election of 2014. It has brought amnesty schemes for both black money held in foreign countries and domestically. The fight in November 2016 culminated to demonetising the high value Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. The government hoped that time that out of Rs 15.4 lakh crore of these notes being in circulation, about Rs 2-3 lakh crore may not be deposited in bank accounts as this was black money. However, this never happened as almost entire quota of outlawed notes were deposited in bank accounts casting doubts over efficacy of the move. The government is unperturbed from it and plans to take more measures to clamp down on black money. In the case of gold, it is expected to go a lot softer on holders of unaccounted wealth. --With inputs from agencies

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