Budget-making team of Finance Ministry short of two key officials
New Delh: The budget-making team of the Finance Ministry is short of two key officials, including a full-time expenditure secretary, while the preparation for the second budget of Modi 2.0 government has shifted More...
Govt working on more measures to boost economy: FM
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the government is working on more measures to revive the sagging economy. The GDP growth slowed down to more than six-year low of 4.5 per cent in the More...
Finance Commission submits report for FY21 to FM
New Delhi: The Finance Commission on Friday submitted its report for the financial year 2020-21 to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. 15th Finance Commission headed by N K Singh The panel, headed by N K Singh, More...
Gross direct tax collection rises by 5% till Nov: FM
New Delhi: Gross direct tax collection increased by 5 per cent till November, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday as she allayed fears of corporate tax reduction impacting revenue collection. Replying More...
Growth may have come down but not a recession yet: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday admitted that growth may have come down but said it is not a recession yet. She added that it will never be a recession ever in the country. Finance Minister More...
Govt mulling to increase insurance limit from current Rs 1 lakh on deposits in banks: Sitharaman
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry is considering proposals to increase the insurance limit from the current Rs 1 lakh on deposits in banks, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. “Finance Ministry More...
UP govt hikes DA to 17%
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday increased the dearness allowance for state government employees to 17 per cent from 12 per cent. In a statement, an official said apart from the state government employees, More...
GST collection declines to Rs 91,916 crore in Sep
New Delhi: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in September declined to Rs 91,916 crore, as against Rs 98,202 crore in the preceding month, as per government data released on Tuesday. GST collection in More...
Finmin gets nearly 100 applications for post of RBI deputy governor
New Delhi: Nearly 100 candidates have applied for the post of deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) – a position that fell vacant after Viral Acharya resigned six months before the scheduled end More...
Dialogue needed between FinMin, tax officials: Sitharaman
Ahmedabad: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said it is important to have a dialogue between her ministry and tax officials. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said it is important to have a dialogue More...
