Expressing disappointment over the proposal to levy five percent service tax on treatment at air-conditioned private hospitals, a leading industry lobby has asked Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to roll it back and extend infrastructure status to the healthcare sector. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has contended that the proposal will impact the quality and safety measures, as today air-conditioning is an essential need and not a luxury in any hospital.
A new set of rules are underway for an estimated $1-trillion wealth management industry and banking regulator the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and capital market watchdog the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) may be made jointly responsible for implementing these regulations and keeping a watch for any violations.
The government proposes to complete the exercise for passage of general budget for 2011-12 in Parliament by March 24, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said today. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will initiate the discussion on the budget in the Lok Sabha tomorrow and will reply on the debate on Thursday, Bansal told reporters here.
In addition to seven Central Government Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and 12 State/Private Sector SEZs set up prior to the enactment of SEZ Act, 2005, formal approval has been accorded to 582 proposals out of which 374 SEZs have been notified. A total of 130 SEZs have commenced export. Statements containing state-wise and sector-wise distribution of SEZs are enclosed.
THE Malaysian Institute of Accountants wants the public and authorities to stop blaming auditors whenever a company collapses. Malaysian Institute of Accountants president Abdul Rahim Abdul Hamid said the trend right now is that when a company face financial problems, the public and authorities automatically point their fingers at some of the country’s 27,000 registered accountants.
Accounting regulator ICAI has formed an advisory committee of chartered accountants to help corporates identify social sector projects on which they would be required to spend two% of their net profit. The Public Advisory Committee, of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), has been set up with the view to protect public interest, said the newly-appointed ICAI President G Ramaswamy.
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (aa) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 12/97-Customs (N.T.), dated the 2nd April, 1997, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number G.S.R. 193(E), dated the 2nd April, 1997 namely:-
Joint Commissioner or Additional Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Opposite Old High Court, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, for the purpose of adjudicating the matters relating to Show Cause Notice pertaining to M/s Ratnaveer Stainless Products Pvt. Ltd. E-77/121, GIDC, Savli (Manjusar), Dist: Vadodara (Gujarat) issued vide, F.No. DRI/AZU/INV-30/2009 dated the 17th January, 2011, by the Additional Director, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ahmedabad Zonal Unit, Ahmedabad.
Notification No. 20/2011-Customs (N.T.)- Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Kolkata, to act as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties conferred or imposed on- (i) Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Delhi; (ii) Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Patna; for the purpose of adjudicating the matters relating to Show Cause Notice pertaining to M/s Shri Bhimendra Kumar Goyal V/s. Munna Goyal and others, issued vide F.No.126/KOL/APP/2009/3251-3266 dated the 7th/12th October, 2010, by the Additional Director, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Kolkata Zonal Unit, Kolkata-700071.
Based on the assessment of the allocation and the utilization of the limits to FIIs for investments in debt, it has been decided to allocate the unutilized limits in Government debt long term & corporate debt – old category in the following manner:- Allocation through bidding process: The bidding for these limits shall be done on the NSE from 15:30 hrs to 17:30 hrs, on March 15, 2011, in terms of SEBI circular IMD/FII&C/37/2009 dated February 06, 2009, subject to the modifications stated below:-
