The Government today approved Rs 7,029 crore compensation to states for the losses they suffered due to reduction in central sales tax (CST) rate in 2010-11.The Union Cabinet , chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh , has approved a proposal for pr
The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal of Ministry of Finance to move the necessary amendments in the Coinage Bill 2009, which is pending in the Lok Sabha with such consequential and drafting changes as may be considered necessary. A Bill to t
The Union Cabinet today approved the recapitalization of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to improve their Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio CRAR) in the following manner: (a) Share of Central Government i.e. Rs.1,100 crore will be released as per
The Union Cabinet has decided to amend the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 to streamline the age-old processes and to address certain issues governed by the Print Media Policy and the guidelines/rules. The main features of the proposed Bi
You may have come across a headline in one of the National newspapers on the sixty first Republic Day this year which I quote “There is a limit how much RBI can do”. It is in response to the strategy RBI is likely to adopt to tackle rising inflation
In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1)(c) of section 4 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs, number S.O 147(E), dated the 21st February, 1992, namely :—
CIRCULAR NO. 305.2/1/F&AILAB2008/277/2011-12, DATED 9-2-2011 Section 35 of the Insurance Act, 1938 lays down the framework for amalgamation and transfer of life insurance companies. However, a similar provision is not available in case of non-life insurance companies. This anomaly is proposed to be rectified in the Insurance Amendment Bill, 2008. Against the background of the […]
Declaration of the law by the Supreme Court, in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd v. Union of India[1], notwithstanding, we are now called upon, in this batch of Writ Petitions, to adjudicate on the jurisdiction of the revisional/ appellate/ assessing authorities to levy tax under Section 4(1) and (8) of the A.P. VAT Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) on SIM cards – pre-paid and post-paid; recharge coupons; value added services; telephone instruments, mobile handsets, modems and caller ID instruments; mobile telephone rentals; sharing of infrastructure; non-refundable deposits; refundable deposits etc.
his year’s (2011-12) Union Budget assumes greater importance in the wake of ongoing high level of corruption and financial irregularities in almost every sphere of governance, thus putting tremendous pressure on the exchequer and fuelling bad money in the system. Also, the present governance and banking system has been unable to tame the evil of inflation causing hardship to one and all. Petrol prices and high rate home loans are only adding salt to the injury. However, economy has shown positive signs on various parameters.
day we are witnessing such a national situation which none of us might have even thought of. A certain group of politicians, bureaucrats, industrialists and other unwanted social elements are working 24 X 7 to loot and divert our hard earned money to
