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No plans to impose tax on agriculture income: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 26 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday asserted that that the Centre has no plans to impose any tax on agriculture income, while acknowledging that as per the Constitutional Allocation of Powers, the central government has no jurisdiction to impose
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Jaitley takes up H-1B visa issue with US Commerce Secy
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], Apr 21 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has strongly raised the H-1B visa issue with US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross as both leaders emphasized the strength of economic relations and the bipartisan support it has acquired over the years.
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Post 2018, elections to have EVMs with VVPAT: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 19 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday assured that once all the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units are procured by 2018 then all the elections held thereafter would have paper trail along with the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
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Cabinet approves Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail Units for 2019 electio
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 19 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced the approval of procurement of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) Units for use in the General Elections, 2019.
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AITAF urges Jaitley to scrap proposed E-way bills under GST
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April.15 (ANI): The All India Tax Advocates' Forum (AITAF) has urged Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to completely scrap the proposed E-way bills under the new tax regime of the Goods and Service Tax (GST) for convenience of small time traders as well as prevention of t
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Post-1991 India has seen the growth of an aspirational society: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 14 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the pre-1991 India was controlled, where businesses manufactured what they were advised to produce, adding that post-1991 India has seen the growth of an aspirational society where there is a yearning amongs
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Jaitley to release Gender Parity Index specific to formal sector tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will release the gender parity index specific to India in the formal sector during the 33rd Annual Session of FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) in New Delhi tomorrow.
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GST will herald an era of cooperative federalism: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 6 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday asserted that the passing of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in the Rajya Sabha is a "historic moment" for the Indian democracy, adding that the revolutionary bill will herald an era of cooperati
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Virbhadra Singh accuses Jaitley of political vendetta
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 5 (ANI): As the Enforcement Directorate (ED) moved to attach property worth Rs. 28 crores in connection with a disproportionate assets case linked to him, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Wednesday accused Finance Minister Arun Jaitley of indulging i
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Cong files privilege notice against Jaitley, alleges him of misguiding on
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 5 (ANI): Congress leader K.C. Venugopal on Wednesday filed a privilege notice against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, accusing him of misguiding on the Lokpal bill that is pending with the standing committee in the Lok Sabha.
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9th UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue held in Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr.4 (ANI): The 9th UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue was held here on Tuesday. The British delegation was led by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, while the Indian delegation was led Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
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Burden of Jethmalani's fees can't be thrust upon taxpayers of De
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 4 (ANI): Stating that the 'defamatory' comments were made by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal against Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his personal capacity, former Attorney General of India Soli Sorabjee on Tuesday said the burden of fees cannot b
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