Union Budget 2023: Big announcement regarding PAN card by FM Sitharaman; details

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Feb 01, 2023, 03:48 PM IST

Budget 2023: The move is likely to help in better tax administration and ease of doing business for industry.

Union Budget 2023-24 latest news: Personal Account Number (PAN) will be used as a common identifier for all digital systems of specified government agencies, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced while tabling Budget 2023-24 on Wednesday. The step is likely to help in better tax administration and ease of doing business for industry. 

"PAN to be a Common Business Identifier for all digital systems.  This is an step towards inter-department data sharing of a taxpayer between various government organisations which is likely to help in better tax administration and ease of doing business for industry," said Saurabh Agarwal, Tax Partner, EY.

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