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The Union Government on Friday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha which provides for holding, transfer and receiving of old 500 and 1000 rupee notes a criminal offence. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley moved the Specified Bank Notes…

The State Finance Minister Pradip Amat on Thursday welcomed the essential Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill. Odisha Finance Minister said, “It is a great pleasure that the Constitution Amendment Bill for GST has been passed in the Rajya…

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley meets the Finance Ministers of States today to discuss the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill. Ministers of other States, senior officials of Government of India, Secretaries and Commissioners of Commercial…

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley attended a meeting of Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers in Kolkata to nudge the states to arrive at a consensus on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill. Dr. Amit Mitra, Finance Minister…

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the Australian future and super funds be exposed to India. Jaitley raised this point during his bilateral meeting with the Treasurer of Australia Scott Morrison in Sydney on Wednesday. Jaitley called…

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that banks have to play an important role in achieving the higher growth rate in the country. He said that the banks would be provided sufficient funds to recapitalise them. The Finance Minister was…

New Delhi, March 8: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the government was withdrawing one of the much-resisted budget proposals to partially tax withdrawals from the employees' provident fund accounts. "A number of…

New Delhi, March 3: Despite opposition from the Congress and the Biju Janata Dal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday introduced the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016 in the…