In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in the Handbook of Procedures Vol.1 (Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms) 2009-2014:-
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby notifies the Handbook of Procedures (Volume 1) incorporating Annual Supplement as updated on 23rd August, 2010 as contained in Annexure to this Public Notice. This shall come into force from 23rd August, 2010.
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act,1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with paragraph 1.2 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government hereby notifies the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014 incorporating the Annual Supplement as updated on 23rd August, 2010 and contained in Annexure to this notification. The policy shall come into force w.e.f. 23rd August, 2010.
Companies into hydrocarbon exploration and production business have asked the Government to remove uncertainties over tax and marketing regime before the ninth round of bidding for oil and gas areas is launched later this year.
The government is formulating a comprehensive land acquisition bill that will address concerns about process of acquiring land for purposes such as setting up SEZs and compensation to be paid. Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour, Minister of State for Agriculture K V Thomas said a group of ministers (GoM) was considering a bill to reform land acquisition law.
With an aim at faster clearance of trademark cases in the country, the government has sought public comments on amending the relevant rules to make them more significant and user friendly. “The Comptroller General of Patent, Design and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) intends to make a proposal for amendment of the Trade Mark Rules,” the CGPDTM said in a communication.
Customs department today charged Sterlite Industries with evasion of duty to the tune of several crores in export of copper waste. This is the second time in the last one month that Sterlite, the country’s largest non ferrous and mining company, has been accused of duty evasion.
“Too many cooks spoil the broth” perhaps this would have been in the thoughts of Group on Implementation of GST while analyzing the organizational structure for GST. This group is a committee constituted by the Government that has been framed to analyze all the aspects which will be affected by implementation of GST. On 12.07.2010, the Group has given their report. In this article, we are discussing the administrative changes proposed by the Group under GST regime.
I am very happy to read the judgment of Hon’ble Apex Court dated 13th August, 2010, in CONTEMPT PETITION (CRL.) NO.9 OF 2009 in CONTEMPT PETITION (CRL.) NO.15 OF 1997 between Indirect Tax Practitioners Association and R.K.Jain.
On July 24, 2010, the Finance Minister released Citizen’s Charter — a declaration of Income-Tax Department’s commitment to taxpayers. In this Charter, one of the commitments is to make compliance easy. In this background, one of the members of the CBDT has issued a D.O. letter dated June 18, 2010 to all Chief Commissioners of Income Tax, concerning giving credit for tax deducted at source (TDS). At present, a large number of lower- and middle-income taxpayers face the problem of their refunds being withheld.
