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Jaitley assures nation, says deposits under 2.5 lakh won't be penaliz
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 10 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday assured that people depositing smaller amounts less than 2.5 lakh would not attract harassments from the Income Tax (IT) officials, adding that the banks across the country would open on weekends and extend the
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Jaitley to inaugurate two-day Economic Editors' Conference
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 10 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will inaugurate the two-day Economic Editors' Conference-2016 here on Thursday.
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Depositing old currency notes won't provide relief from taxation: Jai
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 9 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that deposits of the no longer functional Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 currency notes in bank accounts will not enjoy immunity from tax.
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Chidambaram lauds fight against black money, downplays terror financing as
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Nov. 9 (ANI): Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday alleged that the BJP-led NDA regime highlighting the terror financing aspect post the decision to scrap Rs. 500 and 1,000 notes is an exaggeration as comparatively small proportion of money is used in terror activit
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Subramanian Swamy blames ex-finance minister Chidambaram for 'fake cu
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 9 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday blamed former finance minister P. Chidambram for his carelessness allegedly by giving contract for printing notes to a British company which was also printing currency for Pakistan.
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Engines of economy will start firing after pvt sector expansion: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that public and foreign investment remains intact but private sector expansion is required to let the economy start firing on all cylinders.
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Kashmir Valley schools should be re-opened without delay: Yashwant Sinha
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov.5 (ANI): Condemning the burning of schools in the Kashmir Valley, former finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday said these institutions should be repaired and re-opened without further delay.
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Need to have teeth in our functioning for better debt recovery: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gurugram(Haryana)[India],Nov.5(ANI): Asserting that there should be efficiency in recovery procedures from loan defaulters, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said banks need to support the corporate sector to expand credit flows, as public investment is the key to counter the global
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'I am Sri Lanka's Finance Minister, not China's', says
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov. 5 (ANI): Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said his job is to look into the welfare of the country and not China's as he lashed back at comments made by Chinese Ambassador Yi Xianliang.
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Tax exemption limit under GST to be around Rs. 20 lakh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 4 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced the tax exemption limit under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be around Rs. 20 lakh along with four additional drafts that will be prepared later on.
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GST Panel fixes tax structure at 5, 12, 18 and 28 pct; 50 percent products
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 3 (ANI): The most anticipated Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has finally zeroed on a four-rate tax structure of 5, 12, 18 and 28 percent, said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at a press conference here on Thursday.
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Modi Govt. won't make single move that costs national unity: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Vijaywada(AP), Oct. 28(ANI):Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday assured the nation that the country has chosen a strong leader in Prime Minister Narendra Modi, adding that the strong government at the centre would never take any steps that would cost national unity.
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