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FINANCE MINISTRY NEWS IN ENGLISH

  • income tax forms simplified file returns by aug 31

    Income Tax forms simplified, file returns by Aug 31

    May 31, 2015 22:18 IST

    New Delhi:  The Finance Ministry today came out with new three-page income tax return (ITR) forms, dropping the controversial provision for mandatory disclosure of foreign trips and dormant bank accounts, while it also extended the

  • blackmoney india to hold direct talks with tax havens others

    Blackmoney: India to hold direct talks with tax havens, others

    India | May 20, 2015 17:36 IST

    New Delhi: Indian tax authorities and investigators probing black money cases have decided to hold one-to-one meetings with their overseas counterparts based in tax haven nations and other countries to "deepen" cooperation in the fight

  • govt misses tax collection target by rs 2 288 cr in fy15

    Govt misses tax collection target by Rs 2,288 cr in FY15

    May 17, 2015 19:47 IST

    New Delhi: Government has missed the overall revised tax collection target for both direct and indirect taxes by Rs 2,288 crore in the financial year 2014-15.“Gross Tax Collections at Rs 12,45,037 crore has shown a

  • govt contains fiscal deficit at 4 beats its own target

    Govt contains fiscal deficit at 4%; beats its own target

    May 17, 2015 17:45 IST

    New Delhi: Bettering its own financial targets, the government has contained the fiscal deficit at 4 per cent of GDP for 2014-15 at Rs 5,01,880 crore.The revenue deficit has also been confined to 2.8 per

  • pmo to review steps to check loan frauds on thursday

    PMO to review steps to check loan frauds on Thursday

    May 10, 2015 17:00 IST

    NEW DELHI:  Amid a rising number of frauds and loan defaults in banking system, the Prime Minister's Office has called a meeting of Finance Ministry officials on Thursday to firm up measures to tackle such

  • lpg subsidy not to be taxed finance ministry

    LPG subsidy not to be taxed: Finance Ministry

    India | May 05, 2015 21:32 IST

    New Delhi:  Finance Ministry today clarified that LPG subsidy received by individuals in their bank accounts will continue to be exempt from income tax.  The clarification follows doubts being raised by tax experts over an

  • lpg subsidy not to be taxed finance ministry

    LPG subsidy not to be taxed: Finance Ministry

    May 05, 2015 20:17 IST

    New Delhi: Finance Ministry today clarified that LPG subsidy received by individuals in their bank accounts will continue to be exempt from income tax.  The clarification follows doubts being raised by tax experts over an

  • finance ministry calls meeting of bank heads on april 28

    Finance Ministry calls meeting of bank heads on April 28

    April 19, 2015 16:57 IST

    New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has called a meeting of public sector bank chiefs on April 28 for planning implementation of large projects, a release said here on Sunday.The meeting has been called in view

  • taxman to closely scrutinise foreign assets held by indians

    Taxman to closely scrutinise foreign assets held by Indians: Report

    March 22, 2015 18:06 IST

    New Delhi: The Income Tax Department will carry out closer scrutiny of those tax statements wherein an assessee has disclosed that he or she holds bank accounts or any other assets abroad before the current

  • govt advises babu s to not to discuss issue of public

    Govt advises Babu's to not to discuss issue of public interest on phone

    India | March 16, 2015 14:29 IST

    New Delhi: After scandalous leaks in different ministries of India, it seems that the NDA government has become over alert to avoid any mistake from their end. Government has advised Babu's from different ministries not to

  • government rbi agreement aim to bring inflation below 6 pc

    Government, RBI agreement aim to bring inflation below 6 pc

    March 03, 2015 7:26 IST

    New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will aim to bring retail inflation below 6 per cent by January 2016 -- and to around four per cent by fiscal 2016-17, the government's monetary policy

  • finmin asks depts to avoid spending rush in jan march

    FinMin asks depts to avoid spending rush in Jan-March quarter

    February 22, 2015 12:37 IST

    New Delhi: To avoid rush of expenditure in the last quarter of the fiscal, the Finance Ministry has asked all government departments to cap spending in January-March quarter at 33 per cent of the total

  • printing of budget document begins with halwa ceremony

    Printing of Budget document begins with 'Halwa' ceremony

    Politics | February 19, 2015 21:59 IST

    New Delhi: The process of printing documents for the Budget 2015-16 began today with the ritual 'halwa ceremony', which was attended by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the North Block office.It has been a tradition

  • budget 2015 finance ministry seeks rs 100 crore grant to

    Budget 2015: Finance Ministry seeks Rs 100 crore grant to tap Chinese market

    February 17, 2015 8:25 IST

    New Delhi: With an idea to facilitate manufacturing so that Indian firms create their own value chains, the centre is planning to set up a company to acquire land in CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and

  • budget 2015 electric cars may become cheaper

    Budget 2015: Electric cars may become cheaper

    February 12, 2015 9:39 IST

    New Delhi: Just fortnight before the Union Budget 2015-16, it is expected that Hybrid and electric vehicles may become cheaper. Government is considering a proposal to give incentives to manufacture of such vehicles.Pushing Narendra Modi's

  • india expresses concern over monetary policies of advanced

    India expresses concern over monetary policies of advanced economies.

    February 11, 2015 21:58 IST

    The finance ministry in a statement on Wednesday said, India has urged the G-20 nations to put in place an effective mechanism to deal with negative spillovers of unconventional monetary policies pursued by advanced economies.India

  • rate cut indicates shift in monetary policy stance arvind

    Rate cut indicates shift in monetary policy stance: Arvind Subramanian

    January 15, 2015 10:18 IST

    New Delhi: Finance Ministry's Chief Economic Adviser, Arvind Subramanian on Thursday said the 25 basis points, or or 0.25 per cent, rate cut, indicates a shift in Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy stance.In a

  • rajan hails modi govt announcement on freedom for banks

    Rajan hails Modi govt announcement on freedom for banks

    January 11, 2015 16:37 IST

    New Delhi: Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has hailed the government direction to state-run banks to act without fear or favour and ignore extraneous considerations in their commercial operations.It was a landmark decision, Rajan said,

  • government committed to fiscal consolidation jayant sinha

    Government committed to fiscal consolidation: Jayant Sinha

    January 03, 2015 15:06 IST

    New Delhi: Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha today said the government is committed to fiscal consolidation but hinted that it may not resort to massive expenditure cuts."We're very confident of our fiscal consolidation

  • finance ministry asks public sector banks to submit capital

    Finance ministry asks public sector banks to submit capital raising plans: Report

    December 21, 2014 12:54 IST

    New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has asked all public sector banks to submit capital raising plans following the Cabinet approval to reduction in government's stake in state-run lenders to 52 per cent."Banks have been asked

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