Page 21 - Latest Updates on Arun Jaitley
Jaitley links Parameshwara's clean chit to Amnesty with vote bank politics
Karnataka Home Minister had yesterday said Amnesty India has never involved itself in any kind of anti-national activities
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Moderate tax rates, evasion cannot coexist, says Jaitley
Says industry and business must pay taxes which is due, repay loans taken from banks for economy to function
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Jaitley to review PSBs' show
To address Indian Banks' Association on September 1
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Arun Jaitley likely to skip Saarc meet in Islamabad
The possibility arises after Rajnath Singh was given a cold shoulder by Pakistan authorities to attend the Saarc Home Ministers' conference
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Reforms at lower level needed to improve ease of doing biz: Jaitley
Jaitley also said introduction of GST is a major step towards reforms in taxation
Pakistan to accord 'warm welcome' to Arun Jaitley at SAARC meet
The meetings are taking place ahead of the SAARC Summit to be held in November in Islamabad
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Attempts made to hack online system of a PSU bank: Arun Jaitley
Jaitley said after the hacking attempts, all banks and the RBI have taken a number of security measures to check such designs
More money needed to fund pay rises for 10 mn state workers: Arun Jaitley
The finance ministry said achieving fiscal deficit target of 3.5% of GDP in current fiscal will be difficult
Lok Sabha passes bill to provide tax incentives for garments sector
Taxation amendment bill, which provides for three changes, was passed by the Lok Sabha by voice vote after a short debate
No decision to turn NEC into regional planning body: Arun Jaitley
During Question hour, Congress member Bhubaneswar Kalita sought to know if government was thinking of reduce the existing NEC as a regional planning body
Cabinet to decide on allowances under Pay Commission: Arun Jaitley
As far as allowances are concerned, 51 have been abolished while 37 have been subsumed
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India defying global slowdown, poised to seize opportunity: FM
He said the whole world is in a slowdown mode in which if a country is growing by 1.5-2 per cent
Important to speak in one voice on Govt's decisions: Jaitley
He stressed that social media is an empowerment tool
Arun Jaitley for freehand to ministers, bureaucrats on social media
The FM's comments came at the event to mark second anniversary of myGov app
Seize opportunity of global slowdown, Jaitley asks companies
He emphasised that India has potential particularly in non-leather footwear to become a world beater
GST will increase ease of doing business in India: Arun Jaitley
The bill was approved by the Upper House after a seven-hour debate with 203 votes in favor and none against
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Govt looking into demand for special status to Andhra Pradesh: Arun Jaitley
Earlier in the day, members of TDP and YSR Congress forced adjournments of Lok Sabha proceedings
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Govt seeks nod to spend additional Rs 1.03 lakh cr
Jaitley sought Rs 38 cr for payment against international arbitration for cases like those involving Vodafone's tax dispute
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India must try to become developed country by 2030: Jaitley
He said that we have missed the bus for Kalam's vision of making India a developed country by 2020
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People will shift from bank deposits to other instruments: FM
The Bank, he said, can play a role in helping large section of retired persons who were trying to live a respectable life on the strength of their savings
