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Jaitley waves off late fee on filing of GSTR-3B for August, September
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 24 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced to waive off late fee on the filing of GSTR-3B for August and September. The late fee paid will be credited back to the taxpayer's ledger.
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Govt incentivises online purchase, payment of Gold Bonds
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 21 (ANI): In a bid to fuel the ongoing digitisation drive, the Government of India in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a discount on the purchase of Sovereign Gold Bonds, if made online and paid digitally.
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Atal Pension Yojana registers 69 lakh subscribers; aims further expansion
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 16 (ANI): The Ministry of Finance has revealed that the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) currently has over 69 lakh subscribers, with contribution of Rs. 2690.00 crores. However, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) chairman Hemant G Contractor emphasise
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Finance Ministry incentivizes revised GST rates on Petroleum, Oil Sector
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 11 (ANI): To reduce the cascading of taxes arising on account of non-inclusion of petrol, diesel, ATF, natural gas and crude oil in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and to incentivise investments in the exploration and production (E&P), and downstream sector, the Mini
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Finance Ministry denies extension of last date for GSTR-1 filing
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 10 (ANI): The Ministry of Finance has hereby clarified that there will be no further extension of the last date for filing GSTR-1 for the month of July, 2017, urging the last-minute taxpayers to file their returns immediately.
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Finance Ministry permits exporters to furnish 'Letter of Undertaking' in p
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 30 (ANI): Ahead of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's meeting with exporters and other industry representatives regarding the grievances they face under the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, the Ministry of Finance announced that exporters will now be permitted to
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Centre committed to bring efficiency, transparency, fairness in tax admini
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said that Income-Tax Department of the Ministry of Finance has taken various initiatives in the last two to three years in order to bring about efficiency, transparency and fairness in tax administration.
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Delighted to take on challenge of economy: Arvind Subramanian
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 23 (ANI): Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, who has been given a one-year extension on his tenure, said that he is well aware of the challenges that the Indian economy is currently facing, adding, he is "delighted to take on the challenge of the economy".
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Arvind Subramanian gets one-year extension from the Govt.
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 23 (ANI): Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India Dr. Arvind Subramanian has been given a one year extension, post the completion of his current-three year tenure.
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India's external debt decreases by 2.7 percent
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Finance on Friday released India's 'External Debt report 2016-17'.
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Finance Ministry officials trying to derail probe against Chidambarams
Updated : 8 years, 9 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, 9 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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