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Following is the text of the address delivered by the Union Minister of Finance Shri Pranab Mukherjee on the occasion of 84th Annual General Meeting of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) here today:
Gold and silver are set to become more expensive as the government has changed the duty structure on precious metals from specific to value-linked. The change will enable the exchequer to rake in an additional 600 crore rupees during the remaining months of this fiscal. As per the changes, customs and excise duty will now be levied on the value of the precious metals instead of a fixed amount, meaning that the incidence of duty will move up with the rise in prices of the goods, thereby making them more expensive.
IDBI Mutual Fund has introduced Regular Cash Flow Plan as an added feature under IDBI Monthly Income Plan (MIP). RCFP provides investors with an additional income stream by way of regular cash flow to take care of future projected needs.
Calculation of Retirement Date for Central Govt Employees and State Govt Government Employees. The Calculator calculates Retirement Year , Month & Date. As per the Govt Order the Retirement Date must be last day of the month in which one reaches the retirement age but if employees s Date of Birth is 1st Day of Month, then his Date of retirement will be last Date of previous month in which he completes his retirement age.
UK-based telecom major Vodafone has moved a step further to list its India operations by roping in investment bank NM Rothschild to assist the listing plans. According to sources, Vodafone India has roped in investment bank NM Rothschild to assist the company in its listing plans.
The Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee said that food inflation has come down on the negative side in the last two consecutive weeks. The annual rate of inflation (year on year) for December 2011 has declined to 7.47% as against 9.11 % in November 2011 and 9.45% in December 2010. The Finance Minister Shri Mukherjee was addressing the representatives of Trade Union Groups as part of the ongoing Pre-Budget Consultations exercise for the year 2012-13.
China promised to support the North Koreans in the event of a war against South Korea. The Chinese support created a deep division between the Korean communities. It might sound strange from where did this come off. Well it is the story of the China and the Korea war where china supported North Korea to fight against South Korea in the year of 1950. China is amending its old broken relationships with various nations. It is busy in formulating political strategies of erasing the mistakes crept in the history.
Industry body Assocham has asked the government to retain both excise duty and service tax at existing rate of 10 per cent in the Budget for 2012-13. In its pre-budget memorandum submitted to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the chamber has asked the government to consider reducing Central Sales Tax (CST) rate from 2 per cent […]
The Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee said that the decline in the monthly headline inflation for December 2011 to 7.47% as against 9.11% in November 2011 was mainly due to significant decline in inflation for primary articles including food inflation in the month of December 2011. Shri Mukherjee was reacting to the monthly headline inflation data which was released today for December, 2011. The Finance Minister Shri Mukherjee said that he is confident that moderation in inflation would continue in the coming months though softening in the prices of manufactured goods despite the rapid decline in non-food primary inflation may be more gradual. The Finance Minister said that headline inflation should be between 6 and 7 per cent in March end 2012.
India’s exports for the month of April- December 2011 have registered a growth of 25.8%, at US $ 217.6 billion. Interacting with the media persons here today, Shri Rahul Khullar, Commerce Secretary, informed that during the period April—December 2011, the imports were US $ 350.9 billion with a growth of 30.4% and a Balance of Trade stood at US $ (-)133.3 billion, during the same period. Shri Khullar also informed that India’s exports in December 2011 were US $ 25 billion and imports stood at US $ 37.8 bn Balance of trade for the month of December 2011 stood at (-) 12.8 billion US $.
