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  Women can work in bars as Bengal Assembly passes Finance Bill | Know key amendments to Excise Act

  Explainers | March 21, 2025 14:33 IST

  West Bengal Finance Bill 2025 introduces a charging provision in the Act for levying penalties on excess wastage of spirit in distilleries and warehouses, describing it as a necessary regulatory measure.

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  Finance Bill 2024: Sitharaman proposes amendments to LTCG tax provision on immovable properties

  Business | August 07, 2024 18:41 IST

  Centre has brought an amendment to the Finance Bill 2024, to allow taxpayers to select either a 12.5 per cent long-term capital gains tax rate without indexation or a 20 per cent rate with indexation for property acquired before July 23 this year.

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  Kenya: Police fire teargas as protests resume despite President Ruto's U-turn on tax bill | WATCH

  World | June 27, 2024 19:25 IST

  The finance bill introduced in the Parliament proposed tax hikes, which led to an outpouring of anger and massive protests throughout Kenya. Despite President William Ruto withdrawing the bill, some Kenyan protesters said they did not believed him and continued the demonstrations.

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  EXPLAINED: What led Kenyans to burn part of Parliament and call for President's resignation?

  Explainers | June 27, 2024 9:37 IST

  Kenya's President came to power by appealing to the common people, describing himself as a “hustler” and vowing relief from economic pain. But Tuesday's deadly chaos in the capital, Nairobi, shows how far support for him has turned.

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  Kenya's President William Ruto withdraws controversial tax bill after 23 killed in violent protests

  World | June 26, 2024 20:01 IST

  Police opened fire on angry protesters as they stormed into the Parliament and set fire to several sections of the building on Tuesday. The controversial bill sought to add new taxes in the impoverished country reeling from several economic shocks after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  India issues urgent advisory as massive protests in Kenya turn chaotic over controversial bill

  World | June 25, 2024 23:37 IST

  India's advisory came after the situation in Kenya escalated when police resorted to opening fire on protesters as they stormed into the parliament building. Thousands are protesting over a finance bill that introduces new taxes in the impoverished nation.

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  Barack Obama's half-sister tear gassed during Kenyan protests against controversial bill | VIDEO

  World | June 25, 2024 23:11 IST

  Auma Obama, a Kenyan activist and former US President Barack Obama's half-sister, was barely able to speak or see after she was hit by tear gas fired by Kenyan police. Thousands of people stormed the parliament against a controversial bill and police opened fire on the protesters.

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  Part of Kenya's parliament building on fire amid massive protests over new finance bill, 10 killed

  World | June 25, 2024 21:26 IST

  Thousands of angry protesters demanded over a controversial finance bill that would introduce new taxes in the impoverished African nation. As things turned chaotic, police resorted to open live fire on protesters, resulting in the deaths of at least ten people in Nairobi.

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  Finance Bill 2023 passed in Lok Sabha amid sloganeering by Opposition MPs

  India | March 24, 2023 12:52 IST

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moved 'The Finance Bill 2023' in the Lok Sabha, which gives effect to the financial proposals of the central government for the financial year 2023-24 to be taken into consideration.

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  Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 2020 without discussion

  Business | March 23, 2020 15:13 IST

  The Finance bill 2020 was moved for passage in the House by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and was passed without discussion.

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  Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill, Sitharaman says budget proposals aimed at improving ease of living

  India | July 18, 2019 18:23 IST

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the tax proposals in the Finance Bill 2019 are aimed at improving the ease of living and reducing the pain of the citizens

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  Finance Bill 2017 gets President’s assent, comes into effect from today

  April 01, 2017 16:12 IST

  President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to Finance Bill 2017 before he left for Assam on Friday making it effective from today i.e., April 1.

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  Parliament approves Finance Bill 2017, LS rejects all amendments passed by RS

  Politics | March 30, 2017 15:41 IST

  The Parliament today approved the Finance Bill 2017 with the Lok Sabha rejecting all the five amendments passed by the Rajya Sabha.

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  Govt embarrassed in Rajya Sabha as Finance bill returned with five amendments

  Politics | March 29, 2017 23:37 IST

  The government today faced a major embarrassment in the Rajya Sabha as five of the amendments moved by the opposition to the Finance Bill were adopted before the bill was returned to the Lok Sabha.

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  Political funding: Finance Bill removes cap on corporate donations, disclosure of beneficiaries' name

  Politics | March 23, 2017 19:42 IST

  An amendment to the Companies Act of 2013 removes the cap that barred companies from donating more than 7.5 per cent of their average net profit to a political party.

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  Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill, Aadhaar now mandatory for filing tax returns

  Politics | March 22, 2017 18:59 IST

  The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Finance Bill 2017, paving the way for making Aadhar mandatory for tax returns. In a step aimed at curbing tax evaders, Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley has proposed

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  Cash transactions over Rs 2 lakh to invite 100 pc penalty, govt proposes changes in Finance Bill

  March 21, 2017 19:10 IST

  The proposals have been moved by the government in the form of amendments to the Finance Bill 2017

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  Finance Bill to be passed by Parliament before March 31, says Arun Jaitley

  March 07, 2017 13:52 IST

  Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced that the Finance Bill will be passed by the Parliament before March 31, 2017.

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  LPG subsidy not to be taxed: Finance Ministry

  May 05, 2015 20:17 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Ministry today clarified that LPG subsidy received by individuals in their bank accounts will continue to be exempt from income tax.  The clarification follows doubts being raised by tax experts over an

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  From April 1, museum, zoo tickets to turn cheaper, air travel costlier

  March 31, 2015 15:43 IST

  New Delhi: Entry tickets to museums, zoo and tiger reserves would become cheaper, while business class air travel, investment in MFs and chit funds would become expensive with some of the service tax proposals announced