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GST Council meeting chaired by Sitharaman underway
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): A meeting of Goods and Services Tax (GST) council chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is underway via video conferencing.
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Government to give Rs 12,000 crore special interest-free 50-year loan to s
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said a special interest-free 50-year loan will be issued to states by the Centre for Rs 12,000 crore capital expenditure.
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Finance Minister Sitharaman announces proposals to stimulate consumer dema
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Trying to give a boost to the plummeting economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced two proposals -- Leave Travel Concession (LTC) Cash Voucher Scheme and Special Festival Advance Scheme -- to stimulate consumer demand.
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Rahul Gandhi again raises issue of GST compensation to states
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday again raised the issue of Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation owed to States by the Centre, which has given "tax cuts to corporates" and bought "two planes ... for Rs 8,400 crores".
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Markets open in the green, crucial GST council meeting today
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 12 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices were up with a slight positive bias on Monday ahead of crucial Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting to be chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Sitharaman to chair GST Council meeting today
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting through video conferencing on Monday.
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33 housing projects worth Rs 4,197 cr accorded final approval under SWAMIH
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): A total of 33 housing projects with an investment of Rs 4,197 crore have been accorded final approval under the Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH) fund which will lead to the completion of 25,048 home units, Finance Minister Nirm
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FM Nirmala Sitaraman visits farm fields in Andhra's Krishna district, inte
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman on Wednesday visited the farmers in the Gannavaram Mandal in Krishna district and took stock of agricultural fields in the area.
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Contract farming will not be detrimental to farmers: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that contract farming will not be detrimental for farmers and alleged that Congress was opposing agricultural reforms for "political reasons".
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Farm Laws were long-waiting reforms, MSP to continue: Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 7 (ANI): Amid protests over the recently enacted farm Laws in different parts of the country, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday termed them as long-waiting reforms in the agriculture sector.
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GST Council extends levy of compensation cess beyond 5 years
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): The GST Council at its 42nd meeting on Monday decided to extend the levy of compensation cess beyond the transition period of five years for such period as may be required to meet the revenue gap.
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Compensation cess of Rs 20,000 crore to be distributed to states tonight:
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): Several decisions were taken at the 42nd meeting of GST Council held on Monday with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stating that compensation cess collected this year amounting to about Rs 20,000 crore will get disbursed to all states by tonight. Read More
