Tue, Dec 19, 2023
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Sat, Feb 01, 2020
Budget 2020: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman paid homage to former finance minister late Arun Jaitley in her speech on Saturday morning.
Sun, Aug 25, 2019
The last rites of former finance minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, who died at the age of 66 after a prolonged illness on Saturday at New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Thu, Oct 12, 2017
The matter will be discussed in the next meeting of the GST, which will be held on November 9, in Guwahati, Jaitley said.
Wed, Oct 11, 2017
Among the top five companies selected by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in January 2017 for listing the national reinsurer General Insurance Company would be the first one to launch its initial public offering.
A slowdown in India's growth rate, the bank said, has also affected the growth rate of South Asia. As a result, South Asia has fallen to second place after East Asia and the Pacific.
Tue, Oct 10, 2017
Maharashtra government trim down VAT on fuel prices. From midnight of Tuesday, in Maharashtra the petrol price will be at Rs 60.55 per litre and diesel near Rs 59 per litre.
Jaitley said global integration of Indian economy is happening at a time when other economies are becoming more protectionist.
Mon, Oct 09, 2017
The Government of India, in a statement on Monday said, "The last date for filing GSTR-1 for the month of July, 2017 is 10th October, 2017. An extension of two months has already been given. There will be no further extension given to taxpayers for filing their GSTR-1 return for July."
Inheritance tax popularly known as estate tax or estate duty was levied at the time of inheriting any assets. It was abolished during the Rajv Gandhi rule in 1985.
In a move to provide relief to customer and jewellers, the GST council in 22nd meet decided to withdraw the KYC norms for purchase above Rs 50,000 for time-being. A guidelines will be issued the council in nearterm.
Sat, Oct 07, 2017
Fri, Oct 06, 2017
While providing relief to exporters and SMEs, the GST council also changed the tax rate for a number items involving medicines, stationary items, packaged foods and handicrafts, etc.
Last month, exporters mentioned that an estimated Rs 65,000 crore is locked up in GST refunds. Jaitley plans to implement an e-wallet platform for exporters to make things easier.
Under the 22nd GST Council Meeting chaired by FM Arun Jaitley, the government decided not to make Aadhaar and PAN mandatory for purchase of high value goods like jewellery.
The Goods and Service Tax Council (GST Council) was chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to discuss a special package for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and exporters.
The 22nd GST Council Meeting is likely to discuss a special package for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and exporters.
Thu, Oct 05, 2017
Government had budgeted gross market borrowings of Rs 5.8 lakh crore ($88.57 billion) for FY18. Of this, 3.72 trillion rupees was raised in the first half of the year.
Wed, Oct 04, 2017
Jaitley, who is here on three-day official visit, said the Rs 2 per litre cut in excise duty on petrol and diesel was done to give relief from relentless increase in prices and leave more money in hands of consumers.
Sun, Oct 01, 2017
"We have space for improvement, eventually once we become revenue neutral, to think in terms of bigger reforms such as lesser slabs, but for that we have to become revenue neutral...," he added.
Sat, Sep 30, 2017
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The Finance Ministry today announced that it will allow exporters to show Letter of Undertaking instead of a bond when exporting of goods or services or both.
Fri, Sep 29, 2017
The Narendra Modi-led government said it is committed to widen the tax net in India. Lower tax slabs were mulled over during the Consultative Committee meet.
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