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Direct Tax collections up to Aug shows 17.5pct hike
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): The Direct Tax collections, up to this year August, continued to register steady growth, said Finance Ministry in a statement on Monday.
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Finance Ministry officials trying to derail probe against Chidambarams
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that the Central Bureau of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is not taking action against Karti Chidambaram and P. Chidambaram, further alleging that some offi
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Online filing of IT returns up by 20 percent: Finance Ministry
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Online filing of income tax (IT) returns recorded a surge of 20 percent, with about 2.33 crore people submitting their returns as on August 1 for the financial year 2016-17, a senior official from the Ministry of Finance told ANI.
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Delhi HC seeks Finance Ministry's response on imposition of GST on sa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought reply from the Finance Ministry by November 15 on the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed on the imposition of 12% Goods and Service Tax (GST) on sanitary napkins.
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No GST on food supplied by religious institutions, clarifies Finance Minis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Dismissing media reports circulating about taxes levied on free food supplied in anna kshetras run by religious institutions under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Finance Ministry clarified that such food will not attract any charges.
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22 states abolish check posts post GST roll out
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): As many as 22 states abolished check posts psot the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), a finance ministry statement said.
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FICCI welcomes TCS relaxation under GST, says will boost e-commerce
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has welcomed Finance Ministry's decision to delay the enforcement of tax collection and tax deduction at source under the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
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Fin. Min. postpones implementation of Sections 51, 52 under CGST/SGST Act,
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): With the rollout date of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) inching closer, the Finance Ministry on Monday announced a delay in implementation of the provisions of Section 51 and 52 under the CGST / SGST Act, 2017, aiming to ensure smooth rollout of the GST.
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Jaitley launches mobile-friendly upgraded webpage of Finance Ministry
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): As part of the Digital India Programme, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday launched a common landing webpage of the Ministry of Finance to offer single point access to all the websites of the five different departments under the Ministry.
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Three 'pro-Chidambaram' officials working in Finance Ministry: S
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): In a startling revelation, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday accused few Finance Ministry officials to be pro-Chidambaram, and expressed concern over them hampering the Income Tax investigation against the former finance minis
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GST Bill likely to be tabled before Cabinet on March 22
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 8 (ANI): Maintaining the tempo for the much-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) against the backdrop of the crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, sources in the Finance Ministry on Wednesday said the bill will be presented before the Cabinet on March 22.
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Swamy takes on finance ministry for inaction against Chidambaram's so
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday accused former finance minister P. Chidambaram and his son Karthi of holding 21 secret offshore bank accounts even as he requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention, citing no inte
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