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Centre unlikely to extend 'Sabka Vishwas Scheme' beyond December 31

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has asked its principal chief commissioners to be more proactive in persuading eligible taxpayers to take benefit of the Sabka Vishwas Scheme.

Budget 2020: Banks, NBFCs suggest ways on taxation, improving credit growth

For the last three PSBs, the govt should run these under a public-private partnership model, said a senior banker.

Market players want FM Sitharaman to rationalise taxes on equity

Issues relating to FPIs, AIFs, mutual fund industry figure in pre-Budget meeting

Don't tinker with GST rates: Amit Mitra to Sitharaman ahead of Council meet

West Bengal finance minister says Council should find ways to help the industry tide over present crisis

Budget 2020: Venture Capitals, startups seek budgetary aid in meet with FM

The Nasscom has also sought that IT and BPO firms should not be treated as financial intermediaries for the goods and services tax (GST).

Under fire, Centre releases Rs 35,298 crore GST compensation to states

The GST Council, the highest decision making body of the indirect tax regime, is slated to hold its meeting on December 18

Centre will not renege on promise of GST compensations, FM assures states

The delays to pass on the money are due to a slip in collections and the states have nothing to be embarrassed about, she said

Govt working to improve data credibility, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The comments come months after the government has been accused of adopting faulty data computation methodologies which may throw up convenient conclusions

Budget 2020: Centre may announce sops for states for pollution control

The Commission submitted its interim report for 2020-21 to President Ram Nath Kovind earlier this month

GST Council meet may turn stormy over states' cess; Rs 50k-cr dues pending

The Centre has, so far, not given any definite timeline for making the pending compensation cess payments to states, thereby triggering a face-off between the two sides

The uncertain times continue for banks

It is difficult to say whether the banking sector will see the worst behind it by March 2020

Industry remains sceptical about loans to NBFCs under partial guarantee

Scepticism over the quality and value of underlying assets and the scheme, excluding big-ticket loans (or wholesale loans), may remain the barriers in the PCG scheme's success

PMO, FinMin to hold Budget 2020 meetings to discuss ideas to boost economy

Besides the scheduled meetings, the sources said, the PMO is expected to hold several meetings with top secretaries, officials on various ongoing schemes

The luck factor: How FM Nirmala stacks up against her predecessors

While her present situation may not be that good, her predecessors had their own set of issues. Business Standard gives you the lowdown on how they fared when the chips were down

Nirmala Sitharaman among Forbes' world's 100 most powerful women 2019

Sitharaman, a newcomer on the Forbes most powerful women list, is ranked 34th

FM Sitharaman press conference HIGHLIGHTS: Govt says reforms showing impact

CEA Krishnamurthy Subramanian said reform measures included corporate tax cuts to improve risk-return of companies

Name inadvertently mentioned as head of GoM on IGST, says Sitharaman

She said that while she was meeting states regarding GST compensation issue, "there was a confusion", that Nirmala Sitharaman has withdrawn from a GoM

Govt to sell 100% stake in Air India as part of disinvestment: Puri

The national carrier, which has a debt burden of more than Rs 50,000 crore, has been making loss for long and as part of revival efforts, the government has decided on disinvestment

Change in IGST panel triggers speculation on fresh faces in Modi cabinet

A young face from the North-East may be brought in to articulate the government's stand in those states

GST council may hike rates for various items to meet revenue shortfall

The Council can explore possibility of merger of slabs to bring down the number of slabs to three, sources said.