Prime Minister Office (PMO) and finance ministry’s top bureaucrats on Thursday held discussions over the suggestions and submissions by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) regarding the surcharge issue, sources told ET NOW on Friday. The sources said that the PMO took stock of tax surcharge and its impact of the stock market and FPIs. FPIs have sought roll back of surcharge, as a confidence boosting signal from the Modi government. According to ET NOW, FPIs through law firms have conveyed to the finance ministry that it is impractical to convert trusts into companies. Sources say that PMO may tweak if not rollback surcharge.

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