Keep Saturdays free, address grievances of tax assessees: FM to CBDT, CBIC officials

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rapped CBDT and CBIC for allegedly not responding to grievances of tax assessees and directed officials to reserve Saturdays to hold meetings with them. "Are you engaging with your own assessees?...Engage with them and give the clarification required," Sitharaman said. She was having a post-budget interaction with industry members and tax officers in Bengaluru.