The government said on Tuesday it has no proposal to ban futures trading in more commodities. Since the Abhijit Sen Committee could not establish any definite causal relationship between futures trading and rise in prices of commodities, there is no proposal to ban futures trading in more commodities, minister of state for finance P K Bansal said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
The government may introduce provisions in the new direct tax code to prevent misuse of double taxation avoidance agreements India has with other countries. The new code is likely to be unveiled before the year ends. A government official said a discussion paper on the code, a major initiative undertaken under the guidance of the former finance minister and present home minister P Chidambaram, is being fine-tuned.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 642 read with section 6108 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Companies (Central Government’s) General Rules and Forms,
No person shall, directly or indirectly, either individually or together with persons acting in concert with him, acquire and/or hold more than five per cent. of the paid up equity capital of a recognised stock exchange after commencement of these regulations, unless he is a fit and proper person and has taken prior approval of the Board for doing so.
Notification No. 111-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by section 295 read with section 285BA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962 namely :— 1. (1) These rules may be called the Income-tax (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2008.
Notification No. 110-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 269B of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government, in supersession of all the earlier notifications on the subject, except as respects things done or omitted to be done under those notifications, hereby authorizes every Joint Commissioner of Income-tax as defined in sub-section (28C) of section 2
Concerned at the government’s ‘revenue loss’ due to giving ‘large deductions’ while calculating the income tax payable by banks, tax authorities have decided to scan the accounts of lenders, including foreign banks, in minute detail.
The government on Saturday relaxed the ban on export of cement in the backdrop of waning demand for this crucial construction input from the real estate sector. The ban was imposed on April 11 this year to curb the rapidly-rising inflation.
The use of monetary policy to stabilise growth has always been subject to concerns about effectiveness, often described as ‘pushing on a string.’ The central bank can lower rates and inject liquidity all it wants, but these measures will only have the desired impact if they translate into lower lending rates and larger flows of credit from the banking system.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met Reserve Bank of India Governor D Subbarao and Finance Secretary Arun Ramanathan in New Delhi on Saturday to discuss the macroeconomic situation. The meeting comes ahead of a fresh stimulus package aimed at sectors not covered in the earlier measures announced by the central bank and the government.
