Amit Mitra
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Stagflation knocking at our doors, warns Amit Mitra
India | Dec 21, 2019, 07:30 PM ISTThe finance minister of West Bengal warned that India was staring at stagflation due to low GDP and high inflation
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GST should not be rolled out with 'jugaad', says Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra
Jun 11, 2017, 07:20 PM ISTMitra said West Bengal has been the "pioneer" in seeking GST implementation, but the regime should be such that common man and small traders benefit alike.
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Many issues to deal with before rollout of ideal GST: Amit Mitra
Jan 28, 2017, 06:58 PM ISTChairman of the Empowered Committee of Ministers on GST, Amit Mitra, today maintained a studied silence on the GST rollout date, saying that "many issues needed to be resolved to make an ideal Goods and
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In its bid to stall GST over demonetisation, TMC finds support from Subramanian Swamy
National | Dec 01, 2016, 01:41 PM ISTAmit Mitra on Wednesday dropped a bombshell saying that the Good and Services Tax (GST) rollout has been thoroughly jeopardized by the Centre’s abrupt demonetization drive, a statement that got a backing from BJP MP Subramanian Swamy.
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West Bengal increases plan expenditure, no new taxes in 2016-17 budget
National | Jun 24, 2016, 08:36 PM ISTWest Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Friday proposed no new taxes while increasing Plan Expenditure to Rs 57,905 crore after its actual Plan Expenditure surpassed the estimated figure last year as he presented the budget for 2016-17.
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GoM to meet on jute situation on May 19
May 17, 2015, 05:31 PM ISTKolkata: West Bengal group of ministers is slated to meet on May 19 to review the closure of 16 jute mills in the state.The group of ministers will meet again on May 19 along with
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Mamata assures businessmen to resolve problems fast
National | Jan 07, 2015, 01:06 PM ISTKolkata: Urging industrialists to invest in her state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday assured entrepreneurs that her government would look into issues faced by businessmen and resolve them quickly."Please consider Bengal as your
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Bengal attracted Rs 83000 cr investments in past 3 years: Mitra
National | Jan 02, 2015, 08:38 PM ISTMumbai: Showcasing improvement in business sentiment, West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra today said the state has attracted over Rs 83,000 crore investments, including from leading corporates, during the last three and a half years'
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TMC govt creating real assets in West Bengal, claims state Finance minister
India | Sep 27, 2014, 02:22 PM ISTKolkata: West Bengal industry and finance minister Amit Mitra today said that in the last three years the state was able to create real assets as is evident from the rise in capital expenditure.“Over the
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Mamata to review Singapore visit
India | Aug 26, 2014, 09:01 PM ISTKolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will review her just-concluded five-day trip to Singapore in a follow-up meeting with members of her delegation tomorrow.“The Chief Minister wants to make this follow-up meeting a ‘continuous
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Ratan Tata hits back at Amit Mitra's 'delusion' remark
Aug 08, 2014, 05:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: Leading industrialist Ratan Tata today hit back at West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra for remarks that he was suffering from “delusion” and said his anger was needless. Reacting to Mitra's remarks, Tata said
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We don't trust the CBI: Trinamool
National | Apr 27, 2014, 11:23 AM ISTKolkata: Iterating that it did not "trust" the CBI, West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress Saturday accused the Congress of "manipulating" the central probe agency to protect itself from corruption cases and said the large number
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Rahul Gandhi attacks Mamata government
National | Mar 25, 2014, 02:03 PM ISTNagrakata (WB): Attacking the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal over the issue of development, Rahul Gandhi today said funds worth crores were sent from the Centre to the state but they never reached the
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Amit Mitra complains of chest pain, hospitalised
India | Apr 09, 2013, 11:38 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 9: West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra, who was heckled by SFI activists, was Tuesday evening hospitalised after he complained of chest pain, a doctor at AIIMS said."He was admitted at 7.30
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CPI-M activists push, jostle Amit Mitra in Delhi, furious Mamata loses her cool
National | Apr 09, 2013, 06:39 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 9: There were fireworks outside the normally cool environs of Delhi's Yojana Bhavan this afternoon, when some activists of CPI-M's student wing Students Federation of India pushed and jostled West Bengal Finance
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Mamata Will Breathe Life Into Bengal Economy, Says Amit Mitra
India | May 13, 2011, 08:16 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 13: The poor state of economy in West Bengal will be one of the immediate challenges for Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee who is set to become the next chief minister after
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FICCI Man Amit Mitra Joins Trinamool
National | Mar 14, 2011, 09:34 PM ISTKolkata, Mar 14 : FICCI secretary-general Amit Mitra today formally joined Trinamool Congress, ahead of crucial West Bengal Assembly elections in April-May.Well-known economist Mitra, after joining the party, said West Bengal was on the brink