Tag: Finance Minister
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Government to stick to expenditure, fiscal deficit targets
Jaitley said the primary focus of the Friday meeting was the current account deficit and how to narrow it down.
September 15, 2018 -
Trading untruths
If polygraph tests were widely accepted as accurate and legal to decide who is speaking the truth, a strong case would exist for appealing to the apex court to make such a test mandatory before every politician talks to the media. What the rival parties project as “facts” about fugitive liquor-baron Vijay Mallya’s interaction with …
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September 15, 2018 -
Never gave Vijay Mallya any appointment: Arun Jaitley
The statement from the Finance Minister came after Mallya claimed that he met Jaitley before fleeing out of the country and offered to settle the amount he owed to the banks.
September 12, 2018 -
Met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before leaving India: Vijay Mallya
Absconding bank fraud accused Vijay Mallya dropped a bomb on Wednesday by claiming that he met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before fleeing out of the country and offered to settle the amount he owed to the banks.
September 12, 2018 -
Pakistan govt cancels former finance minister Dar’s diplomatic passport
Pakistan government has cancelled the diplomatic passport of former finance minister Ishaq Dar, who has been declared an absconder in a graft case linking to the Panama Papers scandal.
September 9, 2018 -
India to become fifth largest economy next year: Arun Jaitley
The Minister added that as the market and the economic activity expand, the role of the Competition Commission of India would also expand.
August 30, 2018 -
Arun Jaitley re-appointed as Finance Minister after 3 months break
The temporary charge was given to Union Minister Piyush Goyal as Jaitley had undergone a kidney transplant on May 14 and was recovering from it.
August 23, 2018 -
Lok Sabha passes GST amendment bills
Goyal said that acknowledging the need to simplify return filing process, a committee was set up to study return forms which came up with a single-page return.
August 9, 2018 -
GST collections in line with government target, to rise further
During its last meeting, the GST Council had cut rates on a range of goods including sanitary pads, small TVs, refrigerators, washing machines and many other consumer goods.
August 1, 2018 -
Maneka says assets gifted to wives should not be taxed, seeks changes in I-T Act
The provision to tax the gifted assets was originally formulated in the 1960s under the assumption that wives and daughters-in-law.
July 10, 2018 -
Arun Jaitley hails Syama Prasad Mookerjee, blames Nehru for ‘free speech paradox’
"Pandit Nehru amended the Constitution so that a demand for ‘Akhand Bharat’ could incite a war and therefore should be prohibited...we all were told that to advocate a breakup of the country without inciting violence is legitimate free speech," said Jaitley.
July 6, 2018 -
‘Coal imports by power sector in April-May reduced 15%’
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the event, Goyal refuted reports of shortage of coal in Delhi's power plants.
July 4, 2018 -
Working to make Air India profitable again: Piyush Goyal
"Improvement in the functioning of Air India and its profitability would help us fetch a better value," he said.
July 4, 2018 -
Fiscal deficit to be lower than 3.3% target: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday expressed confidence that the government will not only meet the fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent, but it will do even better than that. He said while there were perceptions that the target will not be met, he was hopeful that his government will not only meet the …
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July 2, 2018 -
Strong action to be taken against illicit Swiss deposits: FM Piyush Goyal
A day after a report claimed that money parked by Indians in Swiss banks rose over 50 per cent to CHF 1.01 billion (Rs 7,000 crore) in 2017, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said how all of it can be assumed to be black money, adding that strong action would be taken against anyone …
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June 29, 2018 -
Modi government plans mega event to mark 1st anniversary of GST on July 1
The Government is planning a mega event to mark the first anniversary of GST roll out on July 1 with the participation of industry chambers, traders, and tax officials, besides, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal. Union Minister Arun Jaitley too would be addressing the gathering through video conferencing. Sources said the government has decided to celebrate …
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June 26, 2018 -
India wants AIIB investments in 9 projects: Piyush Goyal
Terming India “a sweet spot where the rule of law prevails”, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said here on Monday the country wants investments in nine projects from the China-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Speaking to the media, Goyal said India has already picked up almost 28 per cent – or $1.4 billion – AIIB’s …
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June 25, 2018