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FRBM Committee present report to Arun Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 23 (ANI):The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Committee, headed by N.K. Singh, former Revenue and Expenditure Secretary and former Member of Parliament, presented its report to the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday in his office in North
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Jaitley releases BJP's manifesto for Punjab, says alliance with SAD t
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], Jan. 22 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who today released the BJP's manifesto for the Punjab Assembly polls, said the alliance with Shiromani Akali Dal will continue like before and added that his party would expand developmental activities if given an
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Amritsar unfortunate to have had 'absentee MP' Navjot Sidhu: Aru
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar [India], Jan. 21 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday fired a salvo at cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who recently quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and joined the Congress, and said the city of Amritsar has had the misfortune of having an
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Printing of 2017 Budget documents to start today with 'halwa' ce
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 19 (ANI): The process of printing documents for the 2017-18 Budget will begin today with the ritual 'halwa ceremony' in Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's presence.
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Cabinet approves listing of shares of public sector GICs
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced the Cabinet's decision to approve the listing of shares of public sector General Insurance Companies on the stock exchanges through either issue of fresh equity or offer of sale with a combinatio
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Service tax likely to be hiked to 18 pct this budget
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 18 (ANI): Most services are likely to attract a tax of 18 percent under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents the Union Budget on February 1.
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GST roll-out deadline deferred to July 1
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): The Goods and Service Tax (GST) council, headed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on Monday met to break the deadlock over who gets to administer the GST and managed to achieve consensus on the 'dual control' or 'cross empowerment'
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Export package provided by Sharif to boost economic growth: Pak FM
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 13 (ANI): Pakistan's Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has said the export package provided by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would provide a major boost to economic growth in the country.
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Jaitley dreaming if he thinks GST can be implemented without consensus: Co
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 12 (ANI): Congress leader P.C. Chacko on Thursday said that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley cannot implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) without consensus.
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Bharti to launch Airtel Payments Bank on January 12
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan.11 (ANI): Bharti Airtel will launch Airtel Payments Bank on Thursday in presence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal.
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Chidambaram slams PM Modi, says demonetisation failed to control corruptio
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Jan. 11 (ANI): Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday escalated his attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to demonetise currency, stating that none of the objectives initiated under the drive to tackle black money was visible.
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Important for GST be implemented before September 16: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Jan. 11 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said it is important that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) be implemented before September 16.
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