India to move towards harnessing its space capability commercially, New Space India Limited (NSIL) incorporated towards this end Company to spearhead commercialization of various space products New Space India Limited (NSIL) has been incorporated as a new commercial arm of Department of Space. This was stated by the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, […]
Government sets enhanced target of Rs 1,05,000 crore of disinvestment during 2019-20 Strategic disinvestment of Air India proposed to be reinitiated More CPSEs proposed for strategic participation by private sector Government is setting an enhanced target of Rs 1,05,000 crore of disinvestment receipts for the financial year 2019-20 said the Union Minister of Finance & […]
Union Budget proposes permitting 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for insurance intermediaries Easing of Local Sourcing Norms also proposed for FDI in Single Brand Retail sector Rationalization of existing Know Your Customer (KYC) norms for FPIs contemplated to make it more investor friendly NRI-Portfolio Investment Scheme Route proposed to be merged with Foreign Portfolio Investment […]
Ministry of Finance Policy Measures to promote Growth and Employment Generation in Indian Economy Posted On: 05 JUL 2019 1:50 PM by PIB Delhi The Union Budget 2019-20 presented today by Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, lays down a vision for India becoming a 5 trillion dollar economy by 2024-25. […]
The Action Plan for 2018-19 was a comprehensively re-modeled plan that sought to address all the current priorities in a holistic manner. It laid special emphasis on a number of critical areas such as litigation management, improving quality in diverse areas of work and strengthening compliance and enforcement functions. The plan worked well and resulted in enhanced level of performance in all functions across the board.
Changes in Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax, GST law and rates have been proposed through the Finance (No.2) Bill, 2019. To prescribe effective rates of duty following notifications are being issued:
Explanatory memorandum to Notifications No. 18/2019-Customs to 27/2019-Customs all dated 6th July 2019: – S. No. Notification No. Description 1. Notifications No. 18/2019-Customs dated 6th July 2019 Seeks to increase the effective rate of Road and Infrastructure cess, as additional duty of customs, on petrol and diesel. 2. Notifications No.19/2019-Customs dated 6th July 2019 Seeks to […]
Tax rates for individuals having taxable income from Rs. 2 cr – 5 cr and Rs. 5 cr & above to be increased by around 3 % and 7 % respectively The effective tax rates for the higher income group individuals having taxable income from Rs. 2 crore to Rs. 5 crore and Rs. 5 […]
Union Budget envisions India as a global hub for manufacturing electric vehicles Says inclusion of solar storage batteries and charging infrastructure in the fame scheme will Boost production Government has sought lowering of GST on electric vehicles from 12% to 5% Union Budget says government will provide additional income tax deduction of Rs 1.5 Lakh […]
Union Budget proposes measures to deepen Corporate Debt markets Government will work with regulators RBI/SEBI to enable stock exchanges to allow AA rated bonds as collaterals A number of measures to further deepen bond markets have been proposed by the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget […]
