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  Piyush Goyal may become next Finance Minister, Prasad may get Telecom

  India | May 24, 2019 19:08 IST

  As the election results paved the way for the formation of a new government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several names have started doing the rounds for getting plum Cabinet portfolios.

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  Doubling tax-free gratuity limit to Rs 20 lakh to benefit PSU, private sector employees: Finance Minister

  Budget | March 05, 2019 17:09 IST

  "Income Tax Exemption for Gratuity under Section 10(10)(iii) of the Income Tax Act has been enhanced to Rs 20 lakh. Would benefit all PSU employees and other employees not covered by Payment of Gratuity Act," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in a tweet.

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  People with income up to Rs 9.5 lakh can escape tax liability: Piyush Goyal

  Business | February 13, 2019 8:31 IST

  In a swipe at the Congress, the Minister said that unlike the previous UPA dispensation, the present Modi government in the interim budget did not reduce levies of SUVs which are used by rich persons.

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  Union Budget 2019: Terminology, glossary of terms used in Budget

  Business | January 29, 2019 19:10 IST

  The finance minister presents a comprehensive statement of government's finances including spending, revenues, deficit and debt etc. on the budget day.

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  Alienation in Kashmir is legacy of Congress: Arun Jaitley

  India | January 03, 2019 21:51 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jailtey on Thursday maintained in the Rajya Sabha that mistakes made by the Congress had led to alienation among people in Kashmir.

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  Movie tickets, TV sets to get cheaper as GST Council cuts rate on 40 products; new rates effective from Jan 1, 2019

  Business | December 22, 2018 23:52 IST

  The annual revenue implication of the rate cuts would be Rs 5,500 crore, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.

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  28% slab rate is only applicable on 34 items now, says FM Jaitley after GST Council meet

  News | December 22, 2018 16:44 IST

  FM Arun Jaitley: Monitors and Television screens, Tyres, Power banks of Lithium-ion batteries have brought down from 28% to 18% slab. Accessories for carriages for specially abled persons have been brought down to 5%.

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  Banknotes' printing cost rose to nearly Rs 8,000 cr in Demonetisation year: Government

  Business | December 18, 2018 21:37 IST

  The cost of printing currency notes escalated to Rs 7,965 crore in 2016-17, the year when the government had banned the high-value 500 and 1,000 rupee bills, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.

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  Arun Jaitley admits to 2-3 areas of differences between Centre, RBI

  India | December 13, 2018 21:30 IST

  However, he questioned how a mere discussion on RBI's functioning could be considered "destruction" of an institution.

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  Jaitley calls for open borders; says ‘barriers to free trade should be dismantled’

  Business | December 03, 2018 11:46 IST

  Nations across the world are now realising that increased trade helps not just the global economy but also its own economy, he said.

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  RBI responsible for mountain of bad loans, says Arun Jaitley

  India | October 30, 2018 16:11 IST

  Jaitley's comments reflect a growing tension between the RBI and the government, days after the central bank Deputy Governor Viral Acharya made a bold pitch for autonomy and independence in the banking regulator's functioning.

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  Personal ambitions leading to degeneration of Congress ideology: Arun Jaitley

  India | October 27, 2018 22:50 IST

  Delivering the first Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Lecture at the India Ideas Conclave in New Delhi he asked whether Indira Gandhi or Rajiv Gandhi have ever gone to a congregation where 'Bharat ke tukde honge' slogan was raised.

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  ‘Clown Prince’ Rahul Gandhi spreading falsehood on Rafale deal, loan waiver to industrialists: Jaitley

  India | September 21, 2018 8:24 IST

  Jaitley further said that in mature democracies those who rely on falsehood are considered unfit for public life.

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  What Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said about 'not meeting' Vijay Mallya is untrue: Rahul Gandhi

  Politics | September 13, 2018 13:45 IST

  What Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said about 'not meeting' Vijay Mallya is untrue: Congress President Rahul Gandhi

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  FM Arun Jaitley denies Vijay Mallya’s claim of meeting him before leaving India

  News | September 13, 2018 8:38 IST

  “Since 2014, I have never given him any appointment to meet me and the question of his having met me does not arise,” Finance Minister Jaitley said in a Facebook post.

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  ‘Factually false’: FM Arun Jaitley rejects Vijay Mallya's claim, says never met him

  News | September 12, 2018 20:07 IST

  Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday denied fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s claim that he met the minister before leaving India.

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  Arun Jaitley resumes charge as finance minister

  News | August 23, 2018 11:30 IST

  Arun Jaitley resumes charge as finance minister. He is back after 3-month break from surgery

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  Arun Jaitley to resume charge as finance minister after surgery break

  News | August 23, 2018 9:47 IST

  Arun Jaitley to resume charge as finance minister after surgery break

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  India wants AIIB investments in 9 projects: Goyal

  India | June 25, 2018 19:03 IST

  Speaking to the media, Goyal said India has already picked up almost 28 per cent - or $1.4 billion - AIIB's total lending’s, for seven projects in the country.

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  Demonetisation has not effected GDP, says FM Arun Jaitley

  Politics | June 18, 2018 15:41 IST

  Taking a dig at the critics of the government, Jaitley said that India's GDP has not declined by 2 per cent on account of demonetization and GST implementation, nor will it India live in poverty as predicted by the former finance minister.