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Centre releases Rs 75,000 cr to States, UTs as GST compenstaion
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Finance Ministry on Thursday released Rs 75,000 crore to the States and Union Territories (UTs) with legislature under the back-to-back loan facility in lieu of Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation.
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Economy showing signs of revival, inflation to ease soon: Finance Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Indian economy is showing signs of revival from the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) under the Ministry of Finance on Friday.
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Kerala CM requests PM Modi to waive duty on imported drug for child with r
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to ask the finance ministry not to levy Customs duty and the Integrated Goods and Services Tax for the import of a Rs 18 crore life-sa
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Indian govt has not received a notice from any French court regarding Cair
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] 8 July (ANI): Regarding news reports that Cairn Energy has seized/ frozen State-owned property of the government of India in Paris, the Union finance ministry said the govt of India has not received any notice, order or communication in this connection from any French court
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Centre brings Department of Public Enterprises under Union Finance Ministr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 7 (ANI): Amid the buzz of an imminent reshuffle in the Union Cabinet, the Finance Ministry has been expanded with the addition of the Department of Public Enterprises, the nodal entity for policy formulation for all central public sector units (PSU), informed the gazet
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Sitharaman holds interaction with G20 panel on Financing Global Commons fo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday held a virtual interaction with the co-chairs of G20 High-Level Independent Panel (HLIP) on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness and Response on Monday.
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GST decreased number of taxes, increased transparency: PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Terming the Goods and Services Tax (GST) a "milestone in the economic landscape of India", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said it has decreased the number of taxes and has increased transparency.
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GST has reduced rate at which people have to pay tax: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has reduced the rate at which people have to pay tax and the GST rate at present is only 11.6 per cent.
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New measures will help stimulate economic activities, generate employment:
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Applauding the measures announced by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to boost the economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the new measures will help stimulate economic activities, boost production and exports and generate employm
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Centre to issue free tourist visas to first 5 lakh tourists after internat
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): As part of efforts to revive the tourism sector which has been hit hard due to COVID-19, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced some measures including free tourist visas to the first five lakh tourists.
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Centre announces Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for COVID-19-hit
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): With a focus on health and medical infrastructure, the Finance Ministry on Monday announced a Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for COVID-19-hit sectors. Out of the Rs 1.1 lakh crore, the health care sector will get Rs 50,000 crore, while the others
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No resumption of DA, DR from July 1 for central govt employees, clarifies
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): The Ministry of Finance on Saturday clarified that no order regarding resumption of dearness allowance (DA) for the central government employees and dearness relief (DR) for the central government pensioners from July 1 has been issued.
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