Arun Jaitley

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04 November, 2016

How will GST rates impact your pocket

On Thursday, the government crossed a major hurdle as the Goods and Services Tax (GST) council finalized four slabs- 5%, ......

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04 November, 2016

Why there is more confusion than clarity on the GST rate structure

The Centre and states have crossed a major hurdle for the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) after ......

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03 November, 2016

GST Council finalises tax structure

Ending months of speculation, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Thursday finalised the tax rates that will be ......

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03 November, 2016

GST Council meeting: Will the Centre and states find a consensus on tax rates?

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) council, which is headed by union finance minister Arun Jaitley and comprises his counterparts ......

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27 October, 2016

India cabinet gives in-principle nod to strategic sale of state-run firms

The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave in-principle approval to Niti Aayog's proposal for strategic sale in over a dozen public ......

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28 September, 2016

Economy round-up: State banks may get more powers; GST on track for April 2017 rollout

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has said that a law to empower bankers at state-owned banks to take key decisions, without ......

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23 September, 2016

India decides GST exemption limits for firms, to fix rate next month

Moving on fast track to roll out the new indirect tax regime from April 1, GST Council on Friday fixed ......

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21 September, 2016

Will railways lose its autonomy post the merger of rail & general budget?

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to merge the railway and the general budgets. This will end a ......

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16 September, 2016

State-run banks must do more to control bad loans, says finance minister Jaitley

Describing the Non-performing asset (NPA) situation of public sector banks as still challenging, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said ......

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15 September, 2016

Economy round-up: India may post current account surplus; minimum wage bill likely

India is set to post a current account surplus for the first time in nine years, Reuters reported, citing forecasts ......