Tag: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
State Duty-bound To Bring PNB Scamsters To Justice: Jaitley
In the wake of the Rs 11,300 crore ($1.8 billion) Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam allegedly involving diamond merchant Nirav Modi, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the state was duty-bound to ensure those cheating the system are brought to justice.....
GST To Spur Assessee Base By 80%: Jaitley
The Narendra Modi government has introduced the much-needed second generation reforms with several game-changing decisions over the last five years, said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday, cheering the GST introduction, saying it will increase the assessee base in the first twenty-one months of its implementation by almost eighty percent.....
Jaitley To Support Modi's New Year Sops
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that his ministry will do its best to support the steps announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the New Year's eve. ....
India's Economic Survey Pegs Next Fiscal's Growth At 6.75-7.5%
India's Economic Survey for 2016-17 has pegged the country's growth at between 6.75 per cent and 7.5 percent, while going by the 7.1 percent expansion for the current fiscal provisionally projected by the Central Statistics Office.....
The Many Challenges Jaitley Must Tackle With Budget 2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to offer additional tax breaks to the salaried class, increase government spending to boost flagging demand and prepare the ground for the launch of basic universal income for some proportion of Indians who live below the poverty line -- 172 million at last count -- while presenting his fourth budget on February 1.....
Budget 2017-18: Tax Benefit Takeaways From New Budget
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday tabled the General Budget 2017-18 in the Parliament and here we bring for you the tax benefit takeaways from the new budget.....
'Budget Promises Have To Match Action'
With the BJP-led government seeking to focus on the poor, youth and farmers in the budget presented on Wednesday, political analysts said promises will have to match performance for the party to reap long-term electoral dividends.....
Budget Aimed At Fulfilling Heightened Expectations Post-demonetisation
The Union Budget for 2017-18 was easily the most anticipated one in recent times. The public was seeking the government's policy stance after its bold attack on black money with demonetisation. On a related note, the market was also looking forward to the government's response to the demonetisation-induced slowdown.....
Jaitley Introduces Note Ban Bill In Lok Sabha Amid TMC Opposition
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday introduced a bill on demonetisation in the Lok Sabha to formally make the banning of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes a law.....
Situation Is Almost Normal After Note Ban: Jaitley
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the situation in the country is "almost normal" after the November 8 demonetisation move.....
