New Delhi: The Centre and states failed to approve the GST laws on December and agreed to meet on December 22 and 23 to hammer out a consensus, dashing hopes that the crucial bills would be introduced in the ongoing winter session of Parliament and making it tough to meet the April 1rollout date …
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Pay 50% tax on unaccounted deposits, or 85% if caught: Govt
New Delhi: Providing a window to black money holders, the government on November 28 proposed to levy a total tax, penalty and surcharge of 50 per cent on the amount deposited post demonetisation while higher taxes and stiffer penalty of up to 85 per cent await those who don’t disclose but a…
Jobs will be safe in MSME sector, govt assures workers
Lucknow: Government sought to soothe concerns of layoff in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that employ 80 million people against the backdrop of demonetisation, saying the decision might cause initial problems but will not impact job scenario in the sector. “There can be initial…
Currency Switch Impact | Exporters seeking higher cash withdrawal limit says Nirmala Sitharaman
Worried over the impact of demonetisation of high-value notes on production chain, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman assured exporters that she would take up their demand of increasing the cash withdrawal limit with the Finance Minister. The issue was raised by export promotion councils during…
Council fixes 4-level GST rate structure
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be levied at multiple rates ranging from 0 per cent to 28 per cent. Ultra luxuries, demerit and sin goods, will attract a cess for a period of five years on top of the 28 per cent GST. Overcoming opposition from some States, the GST Council finalised on [&hel…
Plagued by issues of money, men & material
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) are the backbone of India’s industrial landscape. With about 40 million units employing about 100 million people, directly and indirectly, the sector is the largest job provider in the country. It contributes about 8 per cent to GDP, has a share of 45 pe…
FinMin looks at cut in corporation tax
The Finance Ministry is examining the possibility of cutting the corporation tax rate by one to two percentage points, even as the revenue department is set to kickstart Budget consultations with industry and consultants from the first week of November. The ministry’s thinking is part of bringing…
Prime Minister’s Office to address complaints by e-Commerce companies
NewDelhi: The Prime Minister’s Office is looking to address complaints by e-commerce companies that the current rules are too restrictive pending the drafting of a longer-term plan for the key jobgenerating sector by a NITI Aayog committee. A meeting of top officials was held at the PMO on Octobe…
FM calls on private sector to invest, cites low cost of capital
With private investment playing catch-up, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asked the private sector to loosen its purse strings to make the most of the demand uptick following a good monsoon and softer rates due to controlled inflation. India became the world’s largest fastest-growing major economy…
Nearly 75% govt banks miss MSME loan growth target
NEW DELHI: Despite the NDA governments push on improving credit to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country, only seven out of India’s 27 state-owned banks have achieved the loan growth target for the sector. The Finance Ministry had asked banks to register a 10% annual grow…