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CM meets Arun Jaitley in Delhi; demands CST compensation

New Delhi: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik met Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at his residence in New Delhi today. Patnaik put forth a series of demands before the Union Minister. He urged Jaitley to provide Central Sales Tax (CST) compensation from 2012-13 till current fiscal. Besides, he sought Rs 566 crore compensation from Centre towards […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Odisha for 'green tax' on minerals, besides GST

A day after the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha, Odisha’s Finance minister Pradip Amat today said the Centre should allow the States to implement a green tax on minerals and polluting items

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Assets of 23 chit fund cos confiscated: FinMin

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Crime Branch, Commissionerate Police and Mayurbhanj police have confiscated movable and immovable assets of 23 Ponzi firms in the state, Finance minister Pradip Amat revealed yesterday. Replying to a written question by senior BJD legislator Prafulla Samal in the Assembly, the Finance minister said the state government […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Inter-ministerial panel meeting today to discuss issues of block grant college teachers

An inter-ministerial committee meeting under chairmanship of Odisha Finance Minister Pradip Amat will be held today to resolve issues of non-government and aided college teachers of 488 and 662 categories

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Amat tables Rs 94,052.65 cr Budget for 2016-17

Odisha Finance Minister Pradip Amat on Friday presented the annual Budget of Rs 94,052.65 crore for 2016-17 fiscal in the State Assembly

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Union Budget to benefit rich, corporates: Cong

Congress state leaders on Monday reacted to the Union Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Lok Sabha by saying the budget will benefit the rich people and corporate houses

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Odisha budget to be tabled on March 18

Finance minister Pradeep Kumar Amat will present the budget for the financial year 2016-17 on March 18. A notification to this effect was issued on Friday

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Piyush Goyal temporarily substitutes Arun Jaitley as Finance Minister

New Delhi: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was on Wednesday given charge of Finance Ministry in the absence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who is in the US for medical treatment, apparently ruling out his recuperation in time for the interim budget to be presented on February 1. Goyal will hold the portfolios of Finance and […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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BJP's performance, not opposition lies, to control election narrative: Jaitley

New Delhi: Accusing the opposition parties of creating a false narrative based on lies, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said it was the BJP which will decide the agenda and control the narrative of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls through Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and his government’s performance over the last five years. […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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SC order on CBI chief no setback, government will comply: Jaitley

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday said the Supreme Court verdict on CBI Director Alok Verma’s reinstatement was not a “setback” to it and it will comply with the order asking it to convene a meeting of the special committee within a week to look at the issue afresh. Talking to reporters, Finance Minister Arun […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Gandhi family understands only money, not national security: Jaitley on Rafale

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday launched a no-holds-barred attack on Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his family and said he understood only the arithmetic of money and not issues related to national security. Intervening in a debate on the controversial Rafale fighter jet deal in the Lok Sabha, he said it was […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Jaitley slams Congress, asks 'who killed Sohrabudin case investigation'

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday hit out at the Congress, accusing it of “killing” the CBI in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh-Tulsiram Prajapati and Kausar Bi’s alleged encounter killing case. He also said the principal Opposition party, which has been raising concerns over institutional independence, needs “serious introspection”. “This is an irrefutable evidence of […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Sun setting on 28% slab, 3-tier GST with single standard rate ultimate aim

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday hinted that the country may eventually have a single standard rate of GST through merging of 12 and 18 per cent slabs, adding that the 28 per cent slab will soon be phased out, except in case of luxury and “sin goods”. He said the country should […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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GoM to look into anomaly in GST collection in states: Jaitley

New Delhi: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday decided to form a seven-member Group of Ministers (GoM) to study anomalies in tax collection in some of the states which showed wide deviation from what was expected. “The Council has approved the proposal to form a seven-member GoM to study the revenue trend, […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Attractive stressed assets up for sale in India: Jaitley

New Delhi: India’s bankrupt companies offer a never-before opportunity to the global investors to ride the country’s exceptional growth trajectory, thanks to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. “Given the future potential of the Indian economy and the fair process followed under the Code, it is a great opportunity for […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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