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Amritsar unfortunate to have had 'absentee MP' Navjot Sidhu: Aru
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Amritsar [India], Jan. 21 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday fired a salvo at cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who recently quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and joined the Congress, and said the city of Amritsar has had the misfortune of having an
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Printing of 2017 Budget documents to start today with 'halwa' ce
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 19 (ANI): The process of printing documents for the 2017-18 Budget will begin today with the ritual 'halwa ceremony' in Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's presence.
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Cabinet approves listing of shares of public sector GICs
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced the Cabinet's decision to approve the listing of shares of public sector General Insurance Companies on the stock exchanges through either issue of fresh equity or offer of sale with a combinatio
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Service tax likely to be hiked to 18 pct this budget
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 18 (ANI): Most services are likely to attract a tax of 18 percent under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents the Union Budget on February 1.
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GST roll-out deadline deferred to July 1
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): The Goods and Service Tax (GST) council, headed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on Monday met to break the deadlock over who gets to administer the GST and managed to achieve consensus on the 'dual control' or 'cross empowerment'
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Jaitley dreaming if he thinks GST can be implemented without consensus: Co
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 12 (ANI): Congress leader P.C. Chacko on Thursday said that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley cannot implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) without consensus.
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Bharti to launch Airtel Payments Bank on January 12
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan.11 (ANI): Bharti Airtel will launch Airtel Payments Bank on Thursday in presence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal.
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Important for GST be implemented before September 16: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Jan. 11 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said it is important that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) be implemented before September 16.
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Direct tax collections in Apr-Dec up 12 pct; indirect tax up 25 pct, says
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced that the direct tax collection during the first nine months of the current financial year 2016-17 grew 12.01 percent on year to Rs 5.53 lakh crore.
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Government is discussing the issue: Jaitley on petrol pumps' protests
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that the government is discussing the issue of petrol pumps and organisations protesting over one percent transaction fees on card payments proposed by the banks.
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Tax collections have significantly increased, says Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Highlighting the impact the 'currency squeeze', as a result of demonetisation, has had on revenue collection in the country in the months of November and December last year, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that collection figures h
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Why is Jaitley ignoring `third class` leaders like Sakshi Maharaj in BJP:
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Jan. 9 (ANI): Attacking Union Minister Arun Jaitley for his remark on Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi on Monday said that the former should first concentrate on the 'third-class' MP's like Sakshi Maharaj in their party who
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