Modi 2.0’s ‘big bang’ reform raises hopes of jobs, growth.
21 Sep 2019 1:12 AM
He claimed the present government had no concrete plan for uplifting the economic state of country.
20 Sep 2019 8:46 PM
The minister is hopeful that businesses will be able to take benefit of these measures to spur growth.
20 Sep 2019 1:28 PM
Corporate tax rate cut from 30 pc to 25.2 pc to spur growth- this is a great move which will firmly revive growth and investment.
20 Sep 2019 1:21 PM
Governor also welcomed the government announcement in the morning to slash corporate tax across the board.
20 Sep 2019 1:07 PM
The changes in the Income Tax Act and Finance Act will be made effective through an ordinance.
20 Sep 2019 11:15 AM
After the announcement, markets immediately rose with Sensex surging over 1000 points and Nifty climbing above 11,067 mark.
20 Sep 2019 10:58 AM
She said 200 districts will be covered in 1st phase till Sept 29 and next 200 districts will have similar gatherings from October 10 to 15.
19 Sep 2019 9:14 PM
FM said banks have been asked to follow that circular and not declare any stressed MSME loan as NPA till March.
19 Sep 2019 8:24 PM
The Finance Minister said the decision was taken 'so that we could take early action with regards to health of people'.
19 Sep 2019 3:57 PM
Persons with at least 25 years of work experience in an Indian or international public financial institution could also apply for the post.
19 Sep 2019 3:04 PM
Sitharaman justified her presence at the event to ban e-cigarettes that gave rise to speculation about steps to support growth.
19 Sep 2019 1:40 PM
The finance ministry will also discuss ways in which PSBs can offer doorstep banking facility.
19 Sep 2019 8:50 AM
The government also said first-time offenders would face a prison term of up to one year and a fine of Rs 1 lakh.
19 Sep 2019 1:49 AM
'Reports say that there are some who are probably getting into the habit of e-cigarettes as it seems cool,' Sitharaman said.
18 Sep 2019 3:35 PM
Last week, the government announced a slew of measures to boost exports and the real estate sector.
18 Sep 2019 9:24 AM
Total annual revenue loss could be as much as 500 bn rupees if the panel decided to lower tax rates for auto sector to 18 pc from 28 pc.
18 Sep 2019 8:58 AM
The blue print for the stimulus is ready that would be announced by FM Nirmala Sitharaman in the next few days, an official said.
17 Sep 2019 6:39 PM
The govt will soon run out of money to be able to incentivise the revival on a scale needed to bolster the GDP growth in a $2.7 trillion economy.
16 Sep 2019 2:14 AM
The missing three per cent growth meant loss of Rs 6 lakh crore in just one quarter, he claimed.
15 Sep 2019 9:09 AM