Power tariff set to be hiked in J&K
The Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) has proposed 17.74% hike in power tariff, while Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has filed a petition for 12.46% hike.
The Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) has proposed 17.74% hike in power tariff, while Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has filed a petition for 12.46% hike.
“It is the government which arranges power for irrigation but nothing like that in Delhi. Farmers today are getting hefty power bills according to commercial rates. In fact the farmers today decided if their demands are not met soon, they would bring out a massive tractor rally,” said Gupta.
"Bharti Airtel has always maintained that the mobile 'Average Revenue Per User' (ARPU) needs to be at Rs 200 and ultimately at Rs 300, so as to provide a reasonable return on capital that allows for a financially healthy business model," the telecom operator said in a regulatory filing.
The development comes after the Commission halved additional tariffs on US imports, including pork, beef, soybeans and whiskey, from February 14.
After nearly two years of conflict and the exchange of punishing tariffs that have had a negative impact on business investment and global economic growth, President Donald Trump last month announced a “phase one” trade deal with Beijing.
The exemption list will be valid from December 26, 2019, to December 25, 2020, the statement further said.
The latest global growth forecasts lowered projections of expansion to 3 per cent this year, 0.2 less than in July, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) figures published in October.
The exemptions will become effective on September 17 and be valid for a year, according to the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council, which released two lists that include seafood products and anti-cancer drugs.
Trump had imposed $200 billion levies on Chinese imports to force Beijing to adhere to intellectual property laws and had also threatened to tax nearly all of the products China exports to the US.
The Congressman urged the President to exempt the Bibles printed in China from import duty.
