Finance Minister may lower corporate tax in Budget: Deloitte
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley may address the transient pain of demonetisation by cutting corporate tax rates when he presents the Budget for 2017-18 in just over two weeks time.
Jan 15, 2017, 12:17 PM IST
Double I-T exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh: Deloitte survey
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley should double the basic income tax exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh per year and raise the ceiling for claiming deduction under Section 80C to Rs 2.50 lakh, according to a survey by tax consultant Deloitte.
Jan 01, 2017, 10:48 AM IST
PSU banks seek higher capital infusion from government
Facing temporary disruption in business due to demonetisation, state-owned banks have sought higher capital support from the government.
Dec 20, 2016, 17:37 PM IST
Rs 30,000 crore tax expected from IDS declarations: CBDT chief
The CBDT expects to mop up a tax revenue of Rs 30,000 crore, with 50 percent coming this fiscal, under the one-time domestic black money compliance window that has seen stash declarations to the tune of Rs 65,250 crore.
Oct 01, 2016, 17:46 PM IST
Five sets of GST draft rules approved by Council: Finance Minister
Five sets of draft rules relating to registration, payments, returns and refunds under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime were approved by the GST Council here on Friday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.
Sep 30, 2016, 19:42 PM IST
Sebi approves overseas investors holding 15% stake in bourses
Markets regulator Sebi allowed foreign investors to own up to 15 per cent stake in domestic stock and commodity exchanges, a move that is expected to help attract more overseas funds.
Sep 23, 2016, 18:19 PM IST
Subramanian Swamy believes he will be a better FM than Jaitley
"I am an economist. He is a lawyer. How can he be better than me?" Swamy, whose antagonism for Jaitley is open, said at an event here today.
Sep 17, 2016, 20:13 PM IST
RBI will keep low inflation in mind while deciding rates: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday expressed hope that the Reserve Bank will keep in mind the decline in retail inflation while deciding on interest rates at its policy review meeting on October 4.
Sep 16, 2016, 14:54 PM IST
PM Modi wants all steps for GST rollout to be completed before April
Targeting to roll out the ambitious GST on April 1 next year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed that all steps required in this direction should be completed before that date.
Sep 15, 2016, 17:27 PM IST
Indefinite parking of money in schemes impedes growth: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said government money cannot be indefinitely parked in schemes as it leads to inefficiencies and impedes growth
Sep 14, 2016, 12:58 PM IST
RBI Governor Urjit Patel calls on Jaitley
Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel today called on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here and is believed to have discussed the prevailing economic situation.
Sep 08, 2016, 17:45 PM IST
Jaitley for freehand to ministers, bureaucrats on social media
His comments at the event to mark second anniversary of myGov app came against the backdrop of DoPT issuing draft service rules proposing to allow bureaucrats to participate freely on social media websites.
Aug 06, 2016, 19:10 PM IST
'One nation one tax' will reduce taxes and introduce ease of doing business: FM Arun Jaitley
As the government gears up for a fresh push to get the long-pending GST law passed, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the 'one nation, one tax' regime will reduce the taxation levels and also eliminate corruption.
Jul 30, 2016, 22:27 PM IST
Come clean by September 30: FM Arun Jaitley to black money holders
Offering black money holders one last chance to come clean, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said information on assets disclosed during the one-time compliance window will not be shared with any other authority.
Jun 28, 2016, 18:55 PM IST
Arun Jaitley upset with Subramaniam Swami's Twitter attack
FM Arun Jaitley aggrieved with the comment on twitter aginst him by Swami. Watch complete news story for getting detailed updates!
Jun 28, 2016, 12:21 PM IST
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to meet industry chambers, CAs on black money window
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will meet industry associations tomorrow to clear doubts about the four-month window provided to holders of undeclared wealth to come clean.
Jun 27, 2016, 13:58 PM IST
Sky is the limit for investments in India: Arun Jaitley
Sky is the limit for investments in India and its economic growth is sustainable because it has a lot of distance to cover, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday.
Jun 25, 2016, 15:43 PM IST
State FMs to meet this week to discuss model GST law
Amid hopes of long pending GST bill getting passed in Rajya Sabha in the next Parliament session, state finance ministers will deliberate on the model GST law at a two-day meeting in Kolkata beginning Tuesday.
Jun 12, 2016, 12:34 PM IST
Japan keen to invest in India’s infrastructure growth story: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and a number of investors in Japan have shown a keen interest in investing in India’s infrastructure growth story.
May 30, 2016, 11:45 AM IST
Judiciary must not cross Lakshman Rekha: Arun Jaitley
Jaitley said that everyone should respect the clear demarcation among the judiciary, executive and legislature.
May 15, 2016, 19:31 PM IST
