Yashwant Sinha calls for ‘lokshakti’ to check ‘rajshakti’
Mumbai: Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha today once again trained his guns on the economic policies of the Modi government and called for ‘lokshakti’ (people’s power) to check ‘rajshakti’ More...
PM economic advisory panel to hold first meet tomorrow
New Delhi: The newly constituted Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) will hold its first meeting tomorrow. Newly constituted Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) will hold More...
GST relief for SMEs, exporters; tax rates on 27 items cut
New Delhi: Three months after the rollout of the new indirect tax regime, the GST Council today made sweeping changes to give relief to small and medium businesses on filing and payment of taxes, eased rules for More...
Introduction of demonetisation, GST ill-timed: Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi: Former finance minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader on Thursday said the introduction of demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax (GST) was ill-timed. Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha More...
Arvind Subramanian to get extension as CEA for one year: FM Arun Jaitley
New Delhi: The government will extend the term of Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian by one year till October 2018, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today. “Government will extend the term of Chief More...
GST implementation smoother than expected: Jaitley
Mumbai: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the implementation of the new taxation regime GST is going smoother than expected in initial phase. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the implementation of More...
Digital payment bound to pick up with new technology : FM Arun Jaitley
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said compulsion of going digital post note ban has become a habit and e-payments will gather pace on account of government initiatives and technology advancement. Finance More...
Centre clears bill to double tax-free gratuity to Rs 20 lakh
New Delhi: The Centre today approved an amendment bill that seeks to double tax-free gratuity for formal sector employees to Rs 20 lakh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to introduction of the More...
Finmin to initiate Budget exercise next week
New Delhi: Work on India’s first post-GST Union Budget 2018-19 will start next week with the finance ministry issuing timelines for different processes that will culminate with its presentation in February.This More...
21st GST Council meet in Hyderabad tomorrow
Hyderabad: The 21st GST Council meeting, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, will be held here tomorrow, a senior official said today. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley During the meeting, the Telangana government More...
