Govt has exempted service by an arbitral tribunal, in respect of arbitration, falling under item (iii) of sub-clause (zzzzm) of clause (105) of section 65 of Finance Act, 1994. This exemption comes into force with effect from 12 th September 2011.
Notification No. 44/2011 – Service Tax – Section 65(105)(zzb) Of The Finance Act, 1994 – Business Auxiliary Service – Exemption To Service Provided By A Sub-Broker To A Stock-Broker In Relation To Sale Or Purchase Of Securities Listed On A Registered Stock Exchange – Amendment In Notification No. 31/2009-St, Dated 1-9-2011
Notification No.89/ 2011-Customs – Government has amended Notification No. 39/96-Cus dated July 23, 1996 to allow import of certain important goods and equipment (in addition to personal effects of persons on duty in Central Para Military Forces), without payment of BCD, CVD and SAD for the purpose of internal security operations and coastal security operations.
Notification No. 74 (RE-2010)/2009-14, – Export of cotton [ITC(HS) Codes 5201 & 5203] will continue to be free subject to registration of contracts with DGFT. Performance guarantee (as was given in Notification No. 63 of 04.08.2011) will no longer be required.
Please refer to paragraph 5 of Annexure – I of our circular RPCD. NO. PLNFS.BC.57/06.04.01/2001-2002 dated January 16, 2002 on captioned subject. Norms for grant of reliefs and concessions by banks to potentially viable sick SSI units for rehabilitation as furnished in Appendix-II of the above circular were recently re-examined. It was observed that all the banks have migrated to the Base Rate regime with effect from July 1, 2010 and references to PLR/BPLR are no more meaningful.
Govt has vide Notification No. 39 /2011 –Central Excise, dated the 12th September, 2011 exempted Sugar syrup or cream used within the factory of production for manufacture of Biscuits cleared in packaged form with per kg retail sale price equivalent not exceeding Rs. 100.
Notification No. 50/2011 – Income Tax [F.NO. 178/43/2011-SO(ITA.1)], DATED 9-9-2011 – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 80CCF of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby specifies bonds, subject to the following conditions, as long-term infrastructure bonds for the purposes of the said section, namely:-
The export of all varieties of onions is prohibited with immediate effect till further orders. But, transitional arrangements under para 1.5 of Foreign Trade Policy shall be allowed.
The term durum wheat means wheat of the Triticum durum species and the Hybrids derived from the inter – specific crossing of Triticum durum which have the same number (28) of chromosomes as that species. Export of wheat has been made free. Exports shall be only through Custom EDI ports.
The National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC), a wholly owned Government of India Section 25 Company under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, extends financial assistance at concessional rates of interest for viable income generating activities to eligible beneficiaries belonging to Scheduled Tribes.
