The government will mop up Rs 1,400 crore (Rs 14 billion) this fiscal by taxing the second installment of arrears due to central government employees, who were awarded increased salaries by the Sixth Pay Commission. The first installment of arrears (representing 40 per cent of the increased pay) was disbursed during financial year 2008-09.
The Government should implement the GST regime with defined sharing arrangement between the State and the Centre, thereby protecting the interest of the State in generating revenue. How will carbon credits be taxed under the proposed Goods and Services Tax regime?
Kind attention of the members (who intend to pursue DIRM Course) is invited to the last date of receipt of the application form to the Post Qualification Course on Diploma in Insurance Risk Management (DIRM) is 31st January, 2010 in order to be eligible to appear in the DIRM Technical Examination to be held in November, 2010 (subject to fulfillment of other condition). The application form can be downloaded from the hyperlink: http://www.icai.org.in/resource_file/16762rformdisanew.pdf The application form received after the due date would be considered for the May, 2011 DIRM Technical Examination.
