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Pro-poor approach adopted for GST implementation: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government has adopted “a pro-poor approach” while implementing Goods and Services Tax, and despite lower taxes rates the revenues as a percentage…
- Business
Govt to sell bonds worth Rs 38,000 cr via RBI’s multiple price auction method
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry on Monday announced the sale of Rs 38,000 crore worth of government bonds through the Reserve Bank of India’s new multiple price auction method. These include (i)…
- Business
Direct Benefit Transfer worth Rs 34 lakh cr facilitated by PFMS: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said Direct Benefit Transfer of Rs 34 lakh crore has been facilitated by the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) and asked accounts officers to…
- India
Sitharaman second finance minister to present budget 6 times in a row
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will set a record by presenting the sixth Budget in a row — 5 annual Budgets and one interim — a feat achieved so far only…
- Telangana
Telangana finance minister orders probe into land distribution since 2014
Hyderabad: The Finance Minister, Bhatti Vikramarka, has asked top officials to make a list of land given out since 2014. This came up during a meeting to check the budget for the…
- News
RBI to auction govt bonds worth Rs 33000 crore on Jan 12
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry on Monday announced the sale of three categories of government bonds worth a total of Rs 33,000 crore at an RBI auction scheduled for January 12. These…
- India
Govt blocks URLs of Binance, 8 other crypto firms for illegal ops in India
New Delhi: India’s Financial Intelligence Unit has issued show-cause notices to nine offshore virtual digital asset service providers, including Binance, for operating in the country without complying with the money laundering laws,…
- India
Govt announces family pension for LIC employees
New Delhi: Government on Monday announced family pension at a uniform rate of 30 per cent for the welfare of the families of LIC employees. It has also enhanced the gratuity limit…
- Middle East
Kuwait appoints new ministers of finance, education
Kuwait: Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has issued a decree appointing Adel Al-Mane as Minister of Education and Fahad Al-Jarallah as Minister of Finance, media reported. The decree was…
- India
FM living in world of hallucinations: Chidambaram slams Sitharaman
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday hit out at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over her “UPA wasted a decade” remark, saying while the GDP growth rate during 2004-2014 was…
- Business
GST helped increase revenue buoyancy of states: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said Goods and Services Tax (GST) has increased revenue buoyancy of states, and the all-round benefit stands out as “exemplary”. The multiplicity of taxes in…
- Business
Sitharaman directs NABARD to make rural income improvement top priority
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday advised NABARD to work towards ensuring efficiency and outcomes at the ground level with improvement in rural income as top priority. She said this…
- World
SL lifts import restrictions on 286 items as economic woes eases
Colombo: Sri Lanka has lifted import restrictions on nearly 300 items with immediate effect, the Finance Ministry announced on Saturday, in a clear sign that the island nation is slowly but surely…
- Business
Sitharaman to review state of economy at FSDC meeting on Monday
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will review the state of the economy amid global and domestic challenges at a meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) on Monday. The 27th…
- Business
Global consensus essential for crypto assets regulation: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday emphasised on the need for global consensus for regulating crypto assets. Addressing a series of events in Bengaluru, she said that any kind of…
