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Parliament is likely to take up the new Companies Bill , which seeks to replace a half-a-century-old Act, in the next session. Sources in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs said that the Companies Bill, 2009, will be brought for passage before Parliament in the next session. The draft Bill will be sent to Cabinet in the first week of May, sources said. Full Article

With the mammoth task of garnering support on contentious issues like exempt exempt tax (EET) regime for savings and minimum alternative tax (MAT) still to be done, the Direct Tax Codes Bill, which will replace the archaic Income Tax Act, 1961, is not likely to be introduced in the ongoing Parliament session. According to official sources, the bill will be tabled in Parliament only in the Budget Session. Full Article