Correct Option: C

The fringe benefits tax (FBT) was introduced in India in the year 2005-2006. Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) is fundamentally a tax that an employer has to pay in lieu of the benefits that are given to his/her employees. It was an attempt to comprehensively levy tax on those benefits, which evaded the taxman. The list of benefits encompassed a wide range of privileges, services, facilities or amenities which were directly or indirectly given by an employer to current or former employees, be it something simple like telephone reimbursements, free or concessional tickets or even contributions by the employer to a superannuation fund. FBT was introduced as a part of the Finance Bill of 2005 and was set at 30% of the cost of the benefits given by the company, apart from the surcharge and education cess that also needed to be paid.