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  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 52nd GST Council meeting

  India | October 07, 2023 12:07 IST

  GST Council meeting: Earlier the Ministry of Finance had said that the gross Goods and Services Tax revenue collected in the month of September was Rs 162,712 crore. The monthly revenue is 10 per cent higher than the collection the same month the previous year.

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  GST Council exempts cancer fighting drugs and medicines for rare diseases from GST tax I DETAILS

  Business | July 11, 2023 21:56 IST

  The panel, headed by the Union finance minister and comprising representatives of all states and UTs, also lowered the service tax levied on food and beverages consumed in cinema halls to 5 per cent.

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  No special assistance to poor states will increase regional disparities: Bihar minister slams Centre

  Bihar | February 19, 2023 9:58 IST

  Recently, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Finance Commission made a recommendation to the Centre that no state should be given a special status.

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  PM Modi on Budget 2023 Live: PM Modi's address on the budget

  News | February 01, 2023 15:19 IST

  Today the last full budget of Modi 2.0 is being presented. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the budget in the Lok Sabha with the expectations of one hundred and forty crore people.

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  Before the budget, the Finance Minister presented the Economic Survey in Parliament.

  News | January 31, 2023 16:47 IST

  The budget session of Parliament began today.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Economic Survey in the House. It is being told that in the Economic Survey, the growth rate in 2023–24 has been estimated to be 6.7–6.7%.

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  Union Budget 2023-24: Big announcements can be made this year's budget

  News | January 30, 2023 17:27 IST

  The budget is going to be presented on February 1. People have high hopes regarding this. The Economic Survey is also going to be presented on Tuesday. See what can be announced for you in the budget.

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  Union Budget 2023: What are the Budget expectations of EV sector

  News | January 24, 2023 15:40 IST

  Union Budget 2023: What are the Budget expectations of EV sector? Know every detail here

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  Union Budget 2023: 10 things related to the budget you might be not knowing | Nirmala Sitharaman

  News | January 24, 2023 15:29 IST

  Union Budget पेश होने वाला है। सभी की निगाहें टिकी हैं कि इस बार बजट में क्या मिलने वाला है। लेकिन हम आपको देश के बजट की कुछ ऐसी बातें बताने जा रहे हैं जो निश्चित तौर पर आप नहीं जानते होंगे।

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  Union Budget 2023: What hope did women have with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman?

  News | January 24, 2023 14:42 IST

  Union Budget 2023: Women have a lot of expectations from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Inflation has hit the kitchen the most.

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  Union Budget 2023 | Know how the budget is prepared | Nirmala Sitharaman

  News | January 24, 2023 15:03 IST

  The budget is going to be presented soon. How the budget is prepared, this question will definitely be in your mind. Know here.

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  Centre releases Rs 95,082 cr to states as tax devolution for January

  Business | January 20, 2022 16:52 IST

  Poll bound states of Uttar Pradesh will receive Rs 17,056.66 crore, Uttarakhand Rs 1,063.02 crore, Punjab will receive Rs 1,718.16 crore and Goa is going to get Rs 367.02 crore along with all other states.  

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  Finance Minister Sitharaman to launch National Monetisation Pipeline on Monday

  India | August 22, 2021 17:09 IST

  The National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) comprises a four-year pipeline of the Central Government's brownfield infrastructure assets. Besides providing visibility to investors, NMP will also serve as a medium-term roadmap for the Asset Monetisation initiative of the government, said an official statement.  

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  Need complete trust between industry, govt to sustain growth amid Covid situation: Sitharaman

  India | April 20, 2021 14:49 IST

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said there should be complete trust between the industry and the government to sustain growth amid the COVID-19 situation.  

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  FM Sitaraman informs of comparing 'COVID-19 Economic Package' with packages of other countries

  News | May 23, 2020 19:31 IST

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman on the announcement of 'Economic Package' for COVID-19 pandemic said that a comparison was made of all announcements made by different countries to see what their package consisted of.

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  7 compoundable offences dropped as govt moves to decriminalise Companies Act defaults

  Business | May 17, 2020 12:24 IST

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that the government has taken steps to ensure easing of insolvency procedures. Moving further to Decriminalise Companies Act defaults, the government has dropped 7 compoundable offences altogether

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  Direct tax collection up 5 per cent till November: Sitharaman

  Business | December 03, 2019 7:19 IST

  Sitharaman clarified that the objective to reduce corporate tax is only to attract investment, stimulate growth and also to create job opportunities.

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  India still projected as fastest growing economy: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

  Business | November 18, 2019 16:48 IST

  In a written reply, Sitharaman said India's economic growth decelerated but its economy is still the fastest growing among G-20 nations and that the goal of $5 trillion economy will be achieved by 2025.

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  Corporate tax cut 'surgical strike' on negative sentiments in economy

  Business | September 20, 2019 16:51 IST

  The reactions came as the government on Friday slashed the income tax rate for companies by almost 10 percentage points to 25.17 per cent and offered a lower rate to 17.01 per cent for new manufacturing firms to boost economic growth rate from a six-year low by incentivising investments to help create jobs.

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  Rupee rallies 66 paise to 70.68 against USD on FM announcements

  Business | September 20, 2019 11:57 IST

  In a major relief to foreign portfolio investors, FM Nirmala Sitharaman said Super-rich tax will not apply on capital gains arising from sale of any security including derivatives in hands of FPIs.

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  Bank staff to protest outside Parliament against mergers

  India | September 11, 2019 23:06 IST

  All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) General Secretary C.H. Venkatachalam told IANS that the UFBU has decided to a national dharna before Parliament on Sep 20 at 10.30 a.m.