In order to fund the ambitious infrastructure development programme of the Government, particularly the building of 15000 kms of roads, during current and next financial year, the Government has decided to increase basic excise duty on petrol and diesel (both branded and unbranded) by Rs. 2 per litre. Allocation of these resources to the road sector will also spur economic activity and employment generation arising from the road construction sector.
EPFO (Employees Provident Fund Organisation) has cut the administrative fee it charges under the ambit of its social security schemes, effective from January 1st 2015. The administrative charges have been reduced to 0.85% of basic wage from 1.10% as per a Labour Ministry Notification No. S.O. 323(E) and S.O. 324(E) both dated 02.02.2015.
Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby directs that the lncome ax authorities specified in column (2) of the Table below shall, for the purposes of the functions under section 144C of the said Act, be subordinate to the Income-tax authority specified in column (1) of the said Table, namely:-
Notification No. 91/2014-Income Tax S.O. 3324(E).· In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (14) of sect1on 144C 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 (Dispute Resolution Panel) Rules, 2009, namely:-
Notification No. 18/2014 – Income Tax Appointment of 128 IRS(IT) officers in the grade of ACIT (Junior Scale) in a substantive capacity – reg.
Central Government vide Notification No. 39/2014-Customs (Tariff) dated December 31, 2014 (Notification No. 39) has amended the Notification No. 12/2012-Customs (Tariff) dated March 17, 2012 which prescribes an exemption on import of Chickpeas (garbanzos) at nil rate of duty up to December 31, 2014.
Telecommunication services made available to users by means of any transmission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images and sounds or intelligence of any nature (other than broadcasting services) and regulated by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India under the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997)
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 1.3 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014 (as amended from time to time), the Central Government, with immediate effect, hereby amends the entry at Sl. No. 91 & inserts a new entry at Sl. No. 91 A in Chapter 15 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export & Import Items.
The Central Government vide Notification No. 38/2014–Customs (Tariff) dated December 29, 2014 has amended Notification No. 46/2011-Customs (Tariff) dated June 1, 2011 and has revised the rate of Basic Customs Duty on the specified goods imported from Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in terms of the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of India and Government of the members countries of ASEAN.
The Central Government vide Notification No. 37/2014–Customs (Tariff) dated December 29, 2014 has amended Notification No. 53/2011-Customs (Tariff) dated July 1, 2011 and has revised the rates of Basic Customs Duty on Malaysia origin specified goods imported from Malaysia in terms of the India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement.
