In a move that will enable foreign governments to make more investments in Indian stocks, capital market regulator Sebi has allowed them to buy to a maximum of 20 per cent stake in any listed company without any additional obligations. The proposed threshold of 20 per cent is twice the current limit of 10 per cent, beyond which sovereign wealth funds, or investment arms of foreign governments need to make an open offer for buying any additional stake.
Every Central Government Company which is applying to the Central Government for amalgamation with any other Government Company or Companies under the simplified procedure prescribed in this circular, shall obtain approval of the Cabinet i.e. Union Council of Ministers to the effect that the proposed amalgamation is essential in the ‘public interest’.
The CBI has arrested a Deputy General Manager of Punjab National Bank after registering a case against him and directors of three private financial firms for allegedly violating rules in granting loans to companies. The PNB official, Venkoba Gujjal, also an accused in the multi-crore kickbacks-for-loans scam, was arrested by the agency after another case was registered against him and directors of the three private financial firms, officials sources said.
Concerned about high inflation that in March overshot its 8 per cent target, the Reserve Bank has said it would address the issue in its monetary policy review, scheduled for May 3. “RBI will evaluate the underlying inflationary pressures on the monetary policy…Inflation is a concern for us. The underlying inflationary pressure is because of high non-food manufacturing prices,” RBI deputy governor Shyamala Gopinath said on the sidelines of a workshop on FEMA here yesterday.
Although there has been a news in a leading Hindi Newspaper that in an ongoing case pending in P&H HC namely Bhushan Steel v. State of Punjab, the Hon’ble High Court has stayed the operation of entry tax in Punjab, but the collection of entry tax is still going on in Punjab. This withdrawal of entry tax on sugar would be a relief for the importers of sugar in State of Punjab.
CBDT has also lauded the Mumbai IT department on April 19, which released a book aimed at plugging tax avoidance or evasion techniques by India Inc. The CBDT has further indicated that pending corporate refunds are no longer a matter of concern.
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The Finance Ministry favours re-negotiation of the tax treaty with Mauritius so that India could have access to banking details, besides tax-related information. With a view to prevent generation of black money and stop re-routing of funds through Mauritius, the Finance Ministry has recently asked the Ministry of External Affairs to tighten the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between the two countries.
What is United Stock Exchange of India? United Stock Exchange of India Limited (USE) is India’s newest stock exchange and has been promoted by 21 Indian public sector banks, private banks and corporate houses. USE is the trading platform for Currency Futures now.
Advocate M L Sharma and others have moved the court contending that inclusion of five civil society members in the committee, which also has five ministers, is constitutionally flawed as a parliamentary committee must comprise only members of parliament and no one else.
