Finance - general

GST set lower at 5% for housing projects; affordable segment to pay 1%

25 Feb 2019

Modi launches Rs75,000-cr PM-Kisan scheme

25 Feb 2019

The PM-Kissan scheme, launched to address farm distress, guarantees Rs6,000 annually to each farmer with less than 2 hectares of land, in three installments

EPFO hikes interest rate on PF deposits for FY19 to 8.65%

22 Feb 2019

SC tells Anil Ambani to pay Ericsson Rs453 cr in 4 weeks or face jail

20 Feb 2019

RBI pays Rs28,000 cr to govt as interim dividend

19 Feb 2019

Most states, UTs raise GST threshold for suppliers of goods to Rs40 lakh

15 Feb 2019

Angel Tax leaves start-up TravelKhana with zero bank balance: report

11 Feb 2019

RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 6.25 per cent

07 Feb 2019

Backed by the fall in December headline inflation to an 18-month low of 2.19 per cent, the MPC meeting, the first for RBI governor Shaktikanta Das, also decided to lower India’s inflation projection for April-September to 3.2-3.4 per cent from the 3.8-4.2 per cent seen in December

Dominos Pizza maker Jubilant overcharged consumers Rs41.42 cr in GST

06 Feb 2019

Centre to set up national bench of Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal

24 Jan 2019

CBDT gives non-filers 21 days to file I-T return

23 Jan 2019

Group of ministers set up on GST issues relating to lottery

17 Jan 2019

SBI puts Rs15,431-cr Essar Steel debt on the block

17 Jan 2019

RBI eases external commercial borrowing norms, lifts sector-wise caps

17 Jan 2019

Govt eases tax exemption process for start-ups on angel investments

17 Jan 2019

Govt offers GST sops to small businesses

10 Jan 2019

The Goods and Services Council at its meeting today decided to raise the threshold limit for exemption from registration and payment of GST for supplier of goods to Rs40 lakh while also keeping the Rs20 lakh limit, leaving it to the states to decide

Direct tax collections for April-December FY19 up 14% at Rs8,74,000 cr

07 Jan 2019

Direct tax collections for April-December FY19 up 14% at Rs8,74,000 cr

07 Jan 2019

RBI allows one-time restructuring of MSME loans up to Rs25 cr

02 Jan 2019

MSME loans worth up to Rs25 crore in the default but standard category as on 1 January 2019 will be allowed a one-time restructuring, "without an asset classification downgrade" RBI said

GST revenue collection drops to Rs94,726 cr in December

02 Jan 2019

RBI limits external commercial borrowings to 6.5% of GDP

27 Dec 2018

Bimal Jalan heads panel on RBI’s economic capital framework

27 Dec 2018

The panel will decide on the appropriate size of reserves to be maintained by RBI as per public policy mandate, including financial stability considerations, to assess the extent of the profits that can be transferred to the government

Relief to common man as GST Council cuts rates on 23 items

24 Dec 2018

The decision will have an overall impact on revenue of Rs5,500 crore, union finance minister Arun Jaitley said after the meeting

SC allows I-T dept to reopen tax filings of Rahul and Sonia Gandhi

21 Dec 2018

GST slab for 99% items to be brought below 18%: PM Modi

19 Dec 2018

This would involve a huge outgo for the government as a reduction in GST on cement alone would translate into an annual revenue loss of about Rs14,000 crore as per official estimates