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FM Sitharaman to seek LS nod for passing Competition Amendment Bill
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will move the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in the Lok Sabha for consideration and passing.
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FM moves amendment to Finance Bill in Parliament to correct STT rate
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday moved an amendment to the Finance Bill in Rajya Sabha to correct the figures with regard to rate of Security Transaction Tax (STT)
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Total amount of cess and surcharge grew by 63.74% from 2017-18 to 2022-23
Collections under GST Compensation Cess grew by 107.6 per cent from 2017-18 to 2022-23 (RE), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Lok Sabha in a written reply
Indian govt has 54 Chinese investment proposals pending: Finance Minister
The Indian government has received about 54 foreign direct investment proposals from China since last year that are pending for approval, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
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Finance minister asks public banks to take stress tests; what are these?
Bank stress tests were introduced after the 2008 financial crisis, and they revealed the vulnerability of banks to market crashes and economic downturns
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Govt tells PSBs to monitor, make provision for companies' pledged shares
Directs banks to double down on comprehensive stress testing of portfolios at micro-cluster level
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FM tells PSBs to diversify deposit, asset base amid global financial stress
Use the crisis to frame detailed crisis management strategies, FM to bankers
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FM Sitharaman reviews PSBs' performance amid banking crisis in US, Europe
After detailed deliberations, the Finance Minister advised PSBs to remain vigilant about the interest rate risks and regularly undertake stress tests
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Finance Bill: Withholding tax on royalty and technical fee doubled to 20%
The decision is part of the 64 amendments introduced through the Finance Bill 2023
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LIVE: Fighting for voice of India, says Rahul Gandhi after losing MP status
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Finance Secretary T V Somanathan to head panel on pension schemes: FM
"The approach will be designed for adoption by both the central government and state governments," the finance minister said
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Taxpayers with income over Rs 7 lakh to get relief under new tax regime
The government has brought in amendments to the Finance Bill 2023, which has given 'marginal relief' to those taxpayers with annual income a little over Rs 7 lakh
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Finance Bill: Centre hikes STT on futures and options trading by up to 25%
STT was introduced in 2004 and is levied on transactions involving different types of securities through the stock exchange route
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STT hike to GST appellate tribunal: Key takeaways from Finance Bill 2023
Finance Bill 2023: Debt funds with less than or equal to 35 per cent invested in equity shares will be taxed at the investors' income tax slab and treated as short-term capital gains
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Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill with 64 official amendments with discussion
While moving the bill for passage and consideration, finance minister Sitharaman also announced the setting up of a committee under finance secretary to look into pension issues of government employee
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Govt will set up a committee to review pension scheme: FM tells Parliament
Employees from several states have been demanding a change in the current pension system. Some states, including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand have already switched back to the old pension scheme
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Budget session: Nirmala Sitharman to move Finance Bill 2023 today
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday, will move the Finance Bill 2023, to give effect to the financial proposals of the central government
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Ajay Banga tests positive for Covid-19 during routine testing in Delhi
World Bank presidential nominee Ajay Banga has tested positive for Covid during routine testing in New Delhi where he was travelling on the last leg of his world tour, and is currently quarantining
US pick for World Bank, Ajay Banga to meet PM Modi, Sitharaman in India
These discussions will focus on India's development priorities, the World Bank, and global economic development challenges, the Treasury said in a statement
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Finance ministry asks public sector banks to share bond portfolio data
About 60 per cent of banks' investment book is in the HTM portfolio, analysts at Macquarie Research wrote
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