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Union Budget 2021: FM Sitharaman proposes agri cess on petrol, diesel
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced the imposition of Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) of Rs 2.5 per litre on petrol and Rs 4 per litre on diesel.
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Sitharaman allocates Rs 4.78 lakh crore to defence budget for 2021-22, 'hi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for increasing the defence budget to Rs 4.78 lakh crore for the financial year 2021-22 and termed it as the highest ever increase in capital out
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Sitharaman announces launch of two new metro technologies in Tier-2, Tier-
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that two new technologies -- MetroLite and MetroNeo -- will be deployed to provide metro rail systems at a much lesser cost in Tier 2 cities and peripheral areas of Tier 1 cities.
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Big boost for startups: Tax holiday extended by 1 year till March 31, 2022
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): To help India's startups amid the COVID-19 pandemic, tax holidays for these businesses have been extended by one year till March 31, 2022, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget 2021-22 on Monday.
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Sitharaman proposes 34.5 pc hike in capital expenditure to Rs 5.54 lakh cr
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed a sharp 34.5 per cent hike in capital expenditure for the FY2021-22 to Rs 5.54 lakh crores to push growth.
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Union Budget 2021: Sitharaman provides boost to affordable housing
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday gave a boost to the housing sector and home-buyers and proposed to extend exemption available for the purchase of affordable houses and to provide tax exemption for affordable rental housing projects.
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FM announces removal of 400 old exemptions, measures to reduce anomalies i
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Asserting that there have been record GST collections in the past few months, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced a proposal to remove 400 old exemptions and take every possible measure to reduce anomalies.
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Finance Minister announces Rs 1,41,678 crores for Swachh Bharat 2.0
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced that the central government is allocating Rs 1,41,678 crores for Swachh Bharat 2.0.
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Equity indices spurt 3 pc, banking stock upbeat
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices jumped by nearly 3 per cent during the afternoon on Monday as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget in Parliament with a strong focus on infrastructure and healthcare sectors.
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Budget 2021: 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme in 32 states, UTs
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme of the Union Government is being implemented by 32 States and Union Territories, reaching about 69 crore beneficiaries, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, while announcing the Union Budget.
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Senior citizens above 75 yrs with only pension income exempted from filing
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Senior citizens above 75 years of age with only pension and interest incomes have been exempted from filing tax returns, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Monday.
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Union Budget: FM announces road infrastructure projects for 4 poll-bound s
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced the highway infrastructure plan for four poll-bound states -- Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala and Assam.
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