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Union minister Piyush Goyal borrowed the phrase to hit back at the Congress chief for a tweet targeting him over corruption allegations. (Photo: File)

GST worked well, generated sufficient revenue, says Piyush Goyal

This year there won't be a dearth of revenue if people continue to be a part of this system, said Goyal.

16 July 2018 11:29 AM IST

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation or ONGC is a state-owned entity.

GST Council may bring natural gas, jet fuel under GST this week

However, fitting the two products in the 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent GST tax slabs is proving to be difficult.

15 July 2018 11:40 AM IST

Indian Railways is not looking at more funds in the upcoming Union Budget for 2018-19 as it is focused on monetising assets within, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said. (Photo: PTI)

Amount locked up in tax litigation to reduce by Rs 5,600 cr, says...

In order to reduce litigation, the govt hiked the threshold limit for filing appeals in tribunals to Rs 20 lakh.

12 July 2018 3:26 PM IST

Union minister Piyush Goyal borrowed the phrase to hit back at the Congress chief for a tweet targeting him over corruption allegations. (Photo: File)

Single GST rate slab is a ridiculous suggestion, says Piyush Goyal

Congress had promised to reduce it to one slab if voted to power in 2019.

9 July 2018 5:13 PM IST

Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley addressing a press conference after the 5th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Govt detects Rs 20,000 cr GST evasion in April-Feb FY'19

The GST Council, chaired by FM Jaitley decided to cut tax rates on under-construction apartments to five and one per...

27 Feb 2019 2:34 PM IST

Ideal affordability is identified at 4.5 times the average annual household income in a city.

Tax cuts should boost Indian real estate demand, but many issues...

On Sunday, a government body said the sales-tax on under-construction residential houses in April will drop to 5 per...

26 Feb 2019 12:55 PM IST

President Ramnath Kovind receives a gift from Bhutans prince Jigme Namgyel and Bhutans King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck as Queen Jetsun Pema and Indian First Lady Savita Kovind ) look on at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

Prez promulgates Unregulated Deposit Scheme Ordinance

The Ordinance will help put a check on illicit deposit taking activities like Saradha scam and Rose Valley chit fund...

22 Feb 2019 10:34 AM IST

The meeting was chaired by Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi. Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Defence Minsiter Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley attended the meeting. (Photo: ANI | Twiiter)

Finmin expects NPA recovery of Rs 1.80 lakh crore in FY19

So far, banks have recovered Rs 1 lakh crore under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).

21 Feb 2019 10:01 AM IST

Cabinet reshuffle and expansion will be held on Sunday ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Beijing for the BRICS summit. (Photo: PTI)

Govt clears Rs 30,274 cr Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid...

'The Cabinet has approved construction of Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) covering a distance of 82.15...

20 Feb 2019 1:09 PM IST

TMC MP Saugata Roy also nitpicked on Arun Jaitleys pronunciation of the name of former President Francois Hollande. (Photo: ANI)

India needs fewer and mega banks: Jaitley

The Union Cabinet last month approved the merger of the three banks to create the country's third-largest lender after...

18 Feb 2019 3:17 PM IST

Scheme will provide an assured pension based on a guaranteed rate of return of 8 per cent per annum for ten years.

Unorganised workers can now subscribe to Rs 3,000 monthly pension...

The ambitious social security scheme was announced by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in the Interim Budget 2019-20.

17 Feb 2019 2:12 PM IST

...former French President, Hollande, is countering statement made against him with regard to a conflict of interest in his dealing with the Reliance Defence, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley wrote. (Photo: Twitter | @ANI)

Jaitley to address RBI board on Monday

The meeting, according to sources, will take a call on the interim dividend to be paid to the government during the...

17 Feb 2019 1:30 PM IST