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I-T dept to look into loans bribery case: official

Income tax department will look into tax issues in a loans bribery case, a finance ministry official said on Thursday.

Updated on: Nov 25, 2010, 11:55:50 IST
Reuters | By , New Delhi
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Income tax department will look into tax issues in a loans bribery case, a finance ministry official said on Thursday.

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"The IT (income tax) department will certainly look into any tax angle involved in the matter," the Central Board of Direct Taxes spokesman Shishir Jha told Reuters.

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