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No GST on chequebooks for customers, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said there is no GST on chequebooks for bank customers, as she tried to clear "misinformation" over issues related to the imposition of the levy on various products and services.

The Times of India

Parliament proceedings | No one is denying price rise, constant efforts on to control it: Nirmala Sitharaman

The Finance Minister said the Opposition was trying to build a narrative that the poor person was not being given anything from the cess and duties collected by the Centre

The Hindu

Govt adopting targeted approach to tame inflation, says finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government has adopted a targeted approach, based on ground-level inputs, to tackle retail inflation which is ruling at around 7 per cent.

The Times of India

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Parliament proceedings | Taking action against dubious digital loan apps, says Finance Minister Sitharaman

The Minister was asked about reports of dubious digital loan apps backed by Chinese entities which do not follow RBI guidelines in giving loans

The Hindu

Parliament proceedings | Rupee not collapsing, finding its natural course, says Nirmala Sitharaman

RBI is continuously monitoring the local currency and intervening only if there is volatility.

The Hindu

Show-cause notices served to Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi for tax evasion

The Finance Minister said the three chinese mobile companies are Oppo, Vivo India and Xiaomi

The Hindu

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Venkaiah Naidu expunges Nirmala Sitharaman’s remarks against Sonia Gandhi

Congress had lodged complaint with the Rajya Sabha Chairman

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GST levies on food items won’t burden poor, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister says GST Council is a constitutional body where Modi doesn’t take decisions, but State Finance Ministers take them

The Hindu

From Roja to Brahms: how the South Asian Symphony Orchestra regaled Chennai

The South Asian Symphony Orchestra mesmerised the audience into a silence through their Peace Notes performance

The Hindu

PM Modi has shaken up governance, has a direct connect with people, says Nirmala Sitharaman

India now on a progressive path compared with several other countries under the threat of recession, says Finance Minister

The Hindu

Mallikarjun Kharge writes to Venkaiah Naidu for expunging remarks by Sitharaman, Goyal on Sonia

Mallikarjun Kharge also demanded Ministers should tender their apology for violating conventions of the House.

The Hindu

Parliament proceedings | Sonia Gandhi, Smriti Irani face off in Lok Sabha

Competing versions of BJP and Congress leaders as to what transpired in the LS between Ms. Gandhi and Ms. Irani.

The Hindu

BJP women MPs protest against Congress leader's remark on President Murmu

NEW DELHI: Women BJP MPs, including Union ministers, on Thursday held a protest in Parliament complex here against Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for his remark on President Droupadi Murmu.

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Parliament Monsoon Session updates | July 28, 2022

Here are the latest updates from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha during day nine of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament

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Rajya Sabha may take up price rise next week

Government, Opposition hold discussions

The Hindu

Exclude borrowings by State government entities when fixing net borrowing ceiling: Kerala Finance Minister K. N. Balagopal

In a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Mr. Balagopal also emphasised that the Centre rarely imposes any such limits on its own borrowings

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Centre released ₹8,125 crore to RLBs in Andhra Pradesh, says Sitharaman

14th Finance Commission recommended grant of ₹8,654 crore for 2015-16 to 2019-20 fiscal

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State’s hopes of permissions for more open market borrowings dashed

Finance Minister asserts that borrowings by the State-owned institutions will be considered State’s borrowing

The Hindu

GST on essential items after States sought levy, aimed to check evasion: Official

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 19 stated that States levied sales tax or VAT on foodgrains in the pre-GST regime and the present levy on cereals, pulses, flour, curd and lassi is an exercise to curb tax leakage

The Times of India

'No GST on crematorium services': Parliament business suffers as BJP, Congress spar over tax hike

NEW DELHI: The business of Parliament’s monsoon session suffered for the third consecutive day over the protest by the Congress-led opposition against inflation and the recent levy of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on certain items. A war of words has ensued between the BJP and the principal opposition Congress…

The Hindu

Congress says it is ‘cruel’ to impose GST on items of essential consumption in times of inflation

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh slammed FM Nirmala Sitharaman over her defence of the hike in GST rates on food items, alleging Modi government is penalising aspiration and a desire to buy more hygienically packed goods.

The Times of India

Explained: No GST on 14 mass consumption items when sold loose

NEW DELHI: Following an uproar in Parliament over imposition of 5 per cent goods and services tax (GST) on pre-packaged and pre-labelled staple items, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday clarified that daily need items like pulses, wheat, rye, oats, maize, rice, suji, besan, puffed rice, curd/lassi when sold loose…

The Times of India

GST on daily use items: Nirmala Sitharaman says decision taken with all states onboard

NEW DELHI: Facing criticism over GST on daily use items, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the 5 per cent tax is being levied on wheat flour and other items after nod from all states, including non-BJP ruled states.

The Hindu

Decision on GST hike taken after all States’ consent: Nirmala Sitharaman

Food items sold loose not to attract GST, clarifies Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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