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GST Council discusses issues related to Integrated GST
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 3 (ANI): The Goods and Services (GST) Council on Tuesday discussed issues related to Integrated Goods and Services Tax in a meeting held in New Delhi and chaired by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
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GST Council to meet officials from six key sectors today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 3 (ANI): The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council headed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will meet in New Delhi today.
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GST will be implemented in 2017, digitized economy will be future of India
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Extending warm wishes to citizens of India on the occasion of the New Year, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that he is hopeful about the Goods and Service Tax (GST) being implemented in 2017 and confident that the digistized economy would be the f
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Amending DTAAs buried black money route into India, says FM
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said that India has signed the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) amendments with Singapore.
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Chidambaram taunts PM, says with demonetisation ending restrictions should
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 30 (ANI): Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Friday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying since 50 days of the demonetisation drive are over, all restrictions should be removed and normalcy should be restored.
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Jaitley boasting about demonetisation: NCP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 30 (ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday criticised Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for presenting data and claiming an increase in tax recovery, saying that he was doing so to boast about the success of the government's demonetisation drive.
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Jaitley misleading people with his statements: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal),[India] Dec. 30 (ANI): The Congress Party has accused Finance Minister Arun Jaitley of quoting wrong facts and misleading the people of this country with his statements with regard to demonetisation.
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India's tax collection figures show double-digit growth, says Arun Ja
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.29 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday said that post the government's November 8 demonetisation announcement, a lot more money has come into the banking system with an ability of the banks to lend higher.
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Jaitley pitches for irrigation projects for faster returns of investment
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Dec. 26(ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that return on investments in irrigation projects for agriculture were visible this season as opposed to investments in sectors such as manufacturing, where returns were visible only after 'a reasonably l
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India needs lower taxation levels to be competitive: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Faridabad (Haryana) [India], Dec. 26 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said India needs to move to a lower level of taxation to be globally competitive.
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Govt. has no plans to bring in long-term capital gains tax, clarifies Jait
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 25 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday dubbed reports stating that the government may bring in long-term capital gains tax in the upcoming budget as erroneous and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not make any reference in this regard.
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Counterfeit currency to terrorism is result of dependence on cash economy:
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 25 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday pitched for cashless economy and said heavy dependence on cash economy has encouraged counterfeit currency and terrorism.
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