 "Several global firms missed the July 7 deadline of depositing tax, expecting that the Indian government might review the levy")
The Delhi government sent notices to over 5,500 companies for not filing tax returns on Friday. The government is also preparing a list of tax defaulters, it said in a statement.
"Nine sectors, including e-commerce, insurance and financial services, were not affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, but around 935 companies in these sectors have paid zero tax and 2,017 have paid 50 per cent tax," Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the charge of the finance department, said.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government will strictly scrutinise the reasons behind these companies not filing tax returns, he added.
