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No recommendation by GST Council to bring petrol, diesel under GST: Minist
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): The union finance ministry on Tuesday informed the Parliament that no recommendation from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has been made to bring petrol and diesel under the ambit of the GST.
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Customs' job looks after smuggling cases, not MEA: Muraleedharan hits back
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], March 7 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Sunday hit out at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after the latter alleged that smuggling increased after he was appointed, saying that it is the job of the Customs depa
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Finance Ministry begins discussion on easing diesel-petrol prices
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Amid mounting pressure from all the quarters to reduce taxes on petrol and diesel, the Finance Ministry vigorously started to discuss the burning issue which has created a hole in consumers' pockets, sources told ANI on Tuesday.
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GST compensation shortfall released to states, UTs reaches Rs 1.04 lakh cr
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): Around 94 per cent of the total estimated GST compensation shortfall has been released to the states and Union Territories. Out of this, an amount of Rs 95,138.08 crore has been released to the states and an amount of Rs 8,861.92 crore has been released to t
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Sitharaman chairs meeting to discuss post-budget action points for infra r
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday chaired a virtual meeting with CEO of NITI Aayog Amitabh Kant and secretaries of 22 infrastructure ministries and departments to discuss post-budget action points for infrastructure roadmap ahead, in
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Centre releases 17th installment of Rs 5,000 cr GST compensation shortfall
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): Department of Expenditure of Ministry of Finance on Friday released the 17th weekly installment of Rs 5,000 crore to the states to meet the Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation shortfall.
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Income tax dept recovers Rs 300 crore during search operation in Kolkata
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure action on various groups based in Kolkata, engaged in the business of Pharmaceutical manufacturing, diagnostic services and hospitals, the Union Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.
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New agriculture cess will fund farm infrastructure, says FM Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 7 (ANI): Elaborating on the Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC), a new cess announced in the union budget 2020-21, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that with AIDC, the central government will have some money
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Kolkata-based group concealed Rs 309 crore income, says I-T dept
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): The Income Tax Department on Friday carried out search and seizure action on a Kolkata-based group engaged in the business of manufacturing iron, steel and tea, said a finance ministry statement.
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Budget no constraint as athletes are training in full swing ahead of Olymp
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday said that all the Olympic-bound athletes are training in full swing to bring maximum laurels to the country.
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Govt may increase customs duty on certain components in Union Budget 2021:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Narendra Modi led NDA government's eighth budget amid the Covid-19 pandemic and under the unprecedented economic crisis triggered by it. This time, the Central Government may increase the custo
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13th instalment of Rs 6,000 crore released for states to meet GST compensa
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): The Centre has released 13th weekly instalment of Rs 6,000 crore to the State to meet the Goods and Services Tax compensation shortfall, the Finance Ministry said on Monday.
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