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NDA got Rafale jets 20% cheaper than UPA: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Clearing the air on the Rafale deal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that the present NDA government has negotiated hard to keep prices down by at least 20 per cent for each aircraft as per 2016 deal, compared to that of the UPA in 2007. Read More
No economist praised demonetisation globally: Chidambaram
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the demonetisation drive in 2016, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said that the move was not even a single economist across the world.
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Jaitley cites IMF report to highlight economic growth under Modi Govt
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday drew a comparison between 2014 and 2018 International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff reports in order to highlight the economic growth and transformation that took place under Prime Minister Narendra Modi government.
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Rafale deal: Chidambaram's 4 questions to BJP
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday tossed four questions to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central Government in connection with the controversial Rafale deal which in his view leads to "grave suspicions."
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Arun Jaitley back as Finance Minister
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday directed to assign the portfolios of the Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs to Arun Jaitley.
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Government extends GSTR filing date till Oct 5 in Kerala
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that the last date of filing the GSTR 3B has been extended to October 5 for Kerala and for other states, it will be August 24.
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Economy not in very competent hands: Chidambaram
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Sunday said the nation's economy under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is on a downward trend and added that it is "not in very competent hands."
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Big nations don't have the courage to implement GST: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that many big nations don't have the courage to implement a tax reform like the Good and Services Tax (GST).
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Aircel-Maxis case: Interim protection to Chidambaram, Karti extended
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 07 (ANI): Delhi's Patiala House Court on Tuesday extended interim protection to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and his son, Karti Chidambaram, till October 8, in connection with the Aircel-Maxis case.
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GST council forms committee to resolve MSMEs issues
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 4 (ANI): Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, who on Saturday chaired the 29th Goods and Services Tax (GST) council meeting, announced that a committee has been set up to look after the issues of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
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Piyush Goyal to chair 29th GST council meet tomorrow
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 03 (ANI): Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will chair the 29th Goods and Services Tax (GST) council meeting tomorrow at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
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INX Media case: Interim protection to Chidambaram extended
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), August 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday extended the interim protection from arrest given to former finance minister P Chidambaram till September 28, in connection with the INX Media Case.
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