India and Slovenia have signed a Protocol amending the existing Convention and
Protocol between the two countries for avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal
evasion with respect to taxes on income on 17th May, 2016 in Ljubljana. The Protocol was
signed by Mr. Sarvajit Chakravarti, Ambassador of India to Slovenia on behalf of India and
Mr. Dusan Mramor, the Slovenian Minister of Finance on behalf of Slovenia.
The Protocol will broaden the scope of the existing framework of exchange of tax
related information which will help curb tax evasion and tax avoidance between the two
countries and will also enable mutual assistance in collection of taxes.
(Meenakshi J Goswami)
Commissioner of Income Tax
(Media and Technical Policy)
Official Spokesperson, CBDT.
