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Levying border adjustment tax to meet green commitments morally wrong: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said any move on imposition of cross-border adjustment tax by developed countries to meet their green commitments is morally wrong and goes against the interest of developing countries of 'Global South'. "The single mono-sided decision of imposition of border adjustment tax ...the logic just goes against the concern of the Global South... "But cross-border imposition (of tax) and that money going towards somebody else's green agenda, if anything, is not moral at all," Sitharaman said at the CII Global Economic Policy Forum. The minister said every country will need to generate resources to meet the green commitments made globally. Her comments come in the backdrop of the European Union's announcement to impose carbon tax on imports from certain sectors. The CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) or carbon tax (a kind of import duty) will come into effect from January 1, 2026, but from October 1 this year, domestic companies from s

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The proposed Border Adjustment Tax would be imposed on imported goods in addition to customs duty to bring the imported product at par with locally-made products.

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Border Adjustment Tax: Companies with exposure to the US

Global financial markets are eyeing more details on Trump's proposed Border Adjustment Tax

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Updated On : 20 Mar 2017 | 11:40 AM IST