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Petrol, diesel, gold to become costlier; Budget to boost infra spending
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI):Hike in excise duty and infrastructure cess on petrol and diesel by Re 1 a litre each and customs duty on gold and other precious metals and a raise in the surcharge on super-rich individuals were announced in the Union Budget for 2019-20 that seeks to make In
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Govt has sought lowering of GST on electric vehicles from 12pc to 5pc, say
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the inclusion of solar stage batteries and charging infrastructure will boost production of electric vehicles and their faster adoption by customers in the country.
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MHA gets Rs 1,19,025 crore from Union budget
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 5 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been allocated Rs 1,19,025 crore in the first budget of Modi government 2.0, Rs 5,858 crore more than the last fiscal with focus on modernisation of police forces and development of border area infrastructure.
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'Jal Jeevan Mission' to focus on local infrastructure for water sustainabi
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 05 (ANI): Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the 'Jal Jeevan Mission' will focus on the creation of local infrastructure for water sustainability.
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Credit Guarantee Enhancement Corporation to be set up this year
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): To enhance sources of capital for infrastructure financing, the Central government will set up a Credit Guarantee Enhancement Corporation in the current financial year 2019-20, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.
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Metro-railway initiatives to be enhanced by encouraging more PPP: FM
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that corporate India is a job creator and called for cooperative arrangement between the private and public players (PPP) to develop metro rail infrastructure.
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Budget 2019-20: Addtional cess of one rupee on petrol, diesel
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said an additional excise duty and road and infrastructure cess of one rupee will be imposed on petrol and diesel.
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Union Budget bats for heavy investment in infra, digital economy, job crea
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The Union Budget 2019-20 stresses upon the need for heavy investment in infrastructure, digital economy and job creation in small and medium firms to fulfill the aspiration of making India a 5 trillion dollar economy.
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Union Budget proposes Rs 100 lakh crore for infrastructure
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The Central government will spend Rs 100 lakh crore on infrastructure upgradation over the next five years, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting Union Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
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India to organise Annual Global Investors' Meet every year: FM
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said India will organise Annual Global Investors' Meet each year to boost Foreign Direct Investment.
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Union Budget 2019-20: Govt contemplating higher FDI in aviation, media, sa
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 05 (ANI): The government is contemplating enhancing foreign direct investment (FDI) in media and aviation sectors, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.
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Rail infrastructure requires Rs 50 lakh crore till 2030: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The railway infrastructure in India requires an investment of Rs 50 lakh crore till 2030, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.
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