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GST has reduced rate at which people have to pay tax: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has reduced the rate at which people have to pay tax and the GST rate at present is only 11.6 per cent.
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US, India have shared interest in robust global minimum tax: US Treasury S
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 30 (ANI): US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen spoke with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday and discussed that the US and India have a shared interest in implementing a robust global minimum tax.
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Rahul Gandhi slams Centre's COVID relief package, calls it 'hoax'
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed the Centre after it announced the COVID-19 financial package, calling it a 'hoax'.
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Answer to this crisis is to put money in hands of the people: Chidambaram
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): A day after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a package to support the pandemic-hit economy, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday said the answer to this crisis is to put money in the hands of the people, especially the poor and lower-
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Tourism players welcome Finance Minister's loan package for travel agencie
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 29 (ANI): People associated with the tourism industry have welcomed finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's loan package for travel agencies and tourist guides which is likely to revive the industry.
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Centre's stimulus package to COVID-hit sectors will boost economy, employm
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The Centre's stimulus package to the COVID affected sectors like health, agriculture, MSME and tourism will boost employment and strengthen the economy, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday.
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New measures will help stimulate economic activities, generate employment:
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Applauding the measures announced by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to boost the economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the new measures will help stimulate economic activities, boost production and exports and generate employm
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Goa CM welcomes Centre's financial package for Covid-hit tourism sector
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], June 28 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday welcomed the decision of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to provide a financial package to revive the tourism sector which has been hit hard due to COVID-19.
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Centre to issue free tourist visas to first 5 lakh tourists after internat
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): As part of efforts to revive the tourism sector which has been hit hard due to COVID-19, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced some measures including free tourist visas to the first five lakh tourists.
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Centre announces Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for COVID-19-hit
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): With a focus on health and medical infrastructure, the Finance Ministry on Monday announced a Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for COVID-19-hit sectors. Out of the Rs 1.1 lakh crore, the health care sector will get Rs 50,000 crore, while the others
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Centre announces Credit Guarantee Scheme to facilitate new lending among s
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The Centre on Monday announced Credit Guarantee Scheme to facilitate new lending among the smallest borrowers and stated that this includes the 'stressed borrowers'.
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Drop in new COVID infections, strong reforms undertaken by govt, Sitharama
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday participated in the Global Investors Roundtable organized by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) through video conferencing which witnessed participation from some of the largest foreign
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