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Govt says forex reserves comfortable to withstand rupee fall
Rupee hit the record low of 70.1 per dollar on Tuesday, as concerns about Turkey’s economic woes.
GST on more items to be slashed if revenue increases, says Goyal
Goyal was speaking in the Lok Sabha after moving four bills seeking to amend the Goods and Services Tax laws.
Govt withdraws FRDI Bill from Lok Sabha
A proposal to withdraw the bill was on Tuesday moved by Minister of State for Finance Pon Radhakrishnan.
GST council forms committee to resolve MSMEs issues
Goyal said that the council has chalked out certain measures to ease the issues of MSMEs.
Black money deposit in Swiss banks down by 80 per cent, says Piyush Goyal
Ever since Narendra Modi govt came to power in 2014, the black money deposited in Swiss National Bank has reduced by 80 pc.
Govt revenue to drop by Rs 15,000 crore annually on GST rate cut
According to the interim finance minister Piyush Goyal, the revenue loss will be negligible.
GST worked well, generated sufficient revenue, says Piyush Goyal
This year there won't be a dearth of revenue if people continue to be a part of this system, said Goyal.
GST Council may bring natural gas, jet fuel under GST this week
However, fitting the two products in the 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent GST tax slabs is proving to be difficult.
Amount locked up in tax litigation to reduce by Rs 5,600 cr, says Goyal
In order to reduce litigation, the govt hiked the threshold limit for filing appeals in tribunals to Rs 20 lakh.
Single GST rate slab is a ridiculous suggestion, says Piyush Goyal
Congress had promised to reduce it to one slab if voted to power in 2019.