Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India has left behind the tag of tax terrorism and is moving towards an era of tax transparency.<br />''<br />''He said, sustained efforts by the government towards the policy of reform, perform and transform this has made it possible. The Prime Minister was speaking after inaugurating the newly constructed office-cum-residential complex of the Cuttack bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in Odisha through the virtual mode yesterday.<br />''<br />''He said that the colonial images of the tax- collector as the exploiter and the taxpayer as the exploited need to change. The Prime Minister underlined a number of measures which have been taken by the government in easing the tax burden in different sectors of the economy.<br />''<br />''The Prime Minister also appealed to the people to continue with the preventive measures like wearing face masks and social distancing to deal with covid-19 infection. <br />''<br />