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Bond traders on edge over possible stimulus; seek assurance on fiscal goals
The government will make every effort to ensure that the revenue loss from its latest booster won't affect its goal to narrow the fiscal gap to 3.3 per cent of GDP
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Cabinet decides to ban sale, production of e-cigarettes; ordinance soon
The move is a setback for Juul, the American e-cigarette maker that controlled 75 per cent of the US market at the end of 2018 and had seen online sales rising in India
 "Cabinet decides to ban sale, production of e-cigarettes; ordinance soon")
Air India privatisation: Sitharaman meets Puri ahead of first GoM meeting
Officials from finance and civil aviation ministries have been discussing this key issue for a while now
 "Air India privatisation: Sitharaman meets Puri ahead of first GoM meeting")
Govt considering another 'booster dose' to revive economy: Report
Earlier this week, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das had said the government has taken a number of measures to boost the economy in three phases and indicated that more steps are likely
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FinMin plans to release unspent money, boost demand amid economic slowdown
To look at fiscal deficit of entire country before starting pre-Budget consultations, cut off-Budget borrowings
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Old wine, new bottle: $7-bn exporter refund old plan with Rs 9,000 cr added
The new program will subsume existing export incentives, for which the government had already penciled in a revenue hit of Rs 41,000 crore in July
 "Old wine, new bottle: $7-bn exporter refund old plan with Rs 9,000 cr added")
Round 3 of economic stimulus: tax break for exports, help for real estate
FM rolls out Rs 20,000 crore fund for affordable, unfinished homes
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FM announces new tax refund scheme to help remove export uncertainty
From the next year, the Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) will replace the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) for all exported goods except textiles
Builders welcome govt's move to revive stalled projects, seek more funds
Measures not enough to encourage buyers, claim real estate players
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Yashwant Sinha questions FM, asks how would Ola, Uber reduce truck sales
Those in power were making "weird" statements, the former finance minister said, talking to reporters here
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Export promotion scheme, shopping fests: FM's new measures to boost exports
Make sense of all the announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the exports sector
Rs 70,000 cr package announced for exports, realty sectors to boost growth
For exporters, a new scheme for reimbursement of taxes paid on exports will come into effect from January 2020 to replace existing dispensations
FM announces steps to boost exports, Rs 50,000 cr incentive scheme launched
The move, she added, is aimed at quick and automated refunds of ITC
Mega shopping fests to funding: Sops to boost exports, housing announced
The Press Information Bureau last night tweeted that Sitharaman will "announce important decisions of the government" at the conference in Delhi
 "Mega shopping fests to funding: Sops to boost exports, housing announced")
Rs 10,000 crore window to extend funding to stranded housing projects: FM
The fund will be managed by professionals, the finance minister added
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FM Sitharaman's key announcements to boost realty and export sectors
Projects that are 60% complete will get last mile funding through special window, says FM
FM announces revised priority sector lending scheme for exporters
She also said export finance will be actively monitored by an inter-ministerial working group in the Department of Commerce
FM says clear signs of revival in industrial production, fixed investment
The government has been pressing banks to link borrowing rates to an external benchmark to speed up the transmission of rate cuts
#BoycottMillennials to #SayItLikeNirmalaTai: FM Sitharaman inspires memes
The age of millennials offers little room for political missteps. Aspirations for a better lifestyle and prized possessions like cars still run high, despite the ongoing slump
 "#BoycottMillennials to #SayItLikeNirmalaTai: FM Sitharaman inspires memes")
The legacy issues of public sector banks
Disappearance of public sector banks will be resented by the common man
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