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Developing infra, connectivity in NE Centre's key focus, says FM Sitharama
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 30 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that the Centre is laying emphasis on infrastructure and connectivity development in the Northeastern region.
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Centre bears full cost of excise duty cut on petrol, diesel: Sitharaman
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday clarified that the entire cost of the reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel is borne by the central government and the state's revenue won't be impacted by the move.
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Entire cost of reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel is borne by C
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday clarified that the entire cost of the reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel is borne by the Central government and the state's revenue won't be impacted by the move.
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Entire burden of fuel price reduction falls on centre, I stand corrected:
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): After taking a critical view of the central government's request to the states to cut taxes on petrol and diesel, former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday said the facts about the states' share of tax reduction are contrary to what he had said pr
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Government providing Rs 1.10 lakh crore in additional subsidy to protect f
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the government has protected farmers from the rise in prices of fertilisers globally and an additional amount of Rs 1.10 lakh crore is being provided besides Rs 1.05 lakh crore already sanctio
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Amit Shah calls PM Modi 'sensitive leader' after Centre slashes petrol, di
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): After Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made several announcements on Saturday including a sharp cut in central excise duty on fuel prices, Union Home Minister Amit Shah lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi while calling him a 'sensitive leader' who 'c
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Cartelisation going to be a challenge amid global shortage of commodities:
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said cartelisation is likely to be a big challenge as the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict have led to a global shortage of commodities and raw materials.
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GST compensation period should be increased by three years: Congress
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Udaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 14 (ANI): Former Union Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said that the Centre should extend the Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation period by at least three years.
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Retail investors have become shock absorbers in Indian equities: Sitharama
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 7 (ANI): Amid recent volatility in the Indian stock markets, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said retail investors have played a key role in the markets in the last two years, especially acting as shock absorbers in difficult times.
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Nirmala Sitharaman launches NSDL's investor awareness programme for studen
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 7 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday launched the National Securities Depository Limited's (NSDL) investor awareness programme for students.
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RBI's repo rate hike part of synchronised event globally: Finance Minister
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 7 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the recent decision of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to hike key policy interest rates is a part of the synchronised event by the central banks globally.
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman invites US investors to join India's growth story
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 26 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended a roundtable with business leaders and investors co-hosted by the US-India Business Council (USIBC) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in the Silicon Valley, and invited the leading investors to be
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