Sunday, May 6, 2012

 Dr.T.V.Gopalakrishnan
05 May, 2012 08:58 PM

The measures to contain imports are not adequate. The demand for local purchase of gold and the craze for Gold needs to be contained and intensified.The simple measures the Govt can think of to curtail investment in Gold is to temporarily suspend sale of pure gold by banks and bullion merchants. Introduction of cheque payments or card payments for purchase of Jewellery above Rs 25000 will automatically bring down the demand. Inistence of PAN CARD for all gold purchases above a cut off limit say Rs 25000 will have some favourable impact. The Gold holdings by all tax payers should be reflecting in Tax return from the assessment year 1913-14. These are only administrative measures  and the Govt can easily introduce them without any hesitation.

( This was published in ET dated 5/5/12.)

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