The Government of India has reviewed the extant FDI policy on various sectors and made following amendments in the Consolidated FDI Policy Circular of 2015 (FDI Policy), effective from May 12, 2015, and as amended from time to time.
Notification No. 44/2015-Central Excise Seeks to further amend notification No. 12/2012-CE dated 17.3.2012 so as to provide exemption from excise duty on all raw material and parts for use in manufacture of certain specified ships/vessels subject to actual user condition and also removing the requirement of manufacturing of ships/vessels in a custom bonded warehouse under the provisions of Section 65 of the Customs Act, 1962 for availing duty benefits.
F. No. 609/105/2015-DBK Central Excise formations processing brand rate applications are requested to suggest measures or steps that can further strengthen exporters’ confidence with the brand rate mechanism and make it easier to work with. The suggestions should be within the principles that guide drawback based on actual duty and have the traits of reliability, simplicity and workability without compromising revenue.
Notification No. 53/2015-Customs -Seeks to amend Notification No. 10/2008 – Customs, dated 15th January 2008, so as to deepen the tariff concessions in respect of specified goods under the Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Agreement (CECA) between India and Singapore, when imported from Singapore
Form DP-1 shall be submitted online by all the dealers latest by 31/12/2015. The form shall be filed by dealers registered upto 31/10/2015. No. F.3(352)Policy/VAT/2013/1062-73
NOTIFICATION No. 52/2015-Customs In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 12/2012- Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 185(E), dated the 17th March, 2012, namely:-
Under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002, every dealer is required to pay tax within the prescribed time. If payment of such tax is delayed, then interest under Section 30 of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 is attracted. The dealer is liable to pay interest as per the rate prescribed in Rule 88(1) of Maharashtra Value Added Tax Rules, 2005.
Notification No. 112/2015 – Customs (N.T.) CBEC hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column (2) of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto, into Indian currency or vice versa, shall, with effect from 20th November, 2015, be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column (3) thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.
STP units have brought to the notice of Board that the process of renewal/extension of the Private Bonded Warehouse License and the extension of warehousing period for the bonded capital goods are not co-terminous and are handled by different authorities, thereby creating difficulties for them.
Presently, Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) are not permitted to provide internet banking facilities to their customers. With a view to enhancing customer service and taking into account demand for such services, it has been decided to allow RRBs to extend the facility of internet banking to their customers. The guidelines applicable to all the Regional Rural Banks are as follows:
