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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at a 2014 World Economic Forum, WEF, event. (Photo: File/PTI)

Move to rejig' GST rates most welcome

The government has tweaked GST several times since July 1, but the basic flaws haven't been resolved.

23 Oct 2017 6:41 PM GMT

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addresses the media after 23rd GST Council Meet in Guwahati, Assam. (Photo: PIB)

GST rollback: A step in the right direction

There is a view being expressed that the government will loose about Rs 2 lakh crore because of the reversal of its...

11 Nov 2017 6:32 PM GMT

West Bengal BJP released photographs of state Finance Minister Amit Mitra with founder of Gitanjali Gems Mehul Choksi who is on the run in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. (Photo: Twitter | @DilipGhoshBJP)

Comment didi: BJP mocks Mamata over Bengal min's pics with Mehul...

The pictures were tweeted by WB BJP chief with a post that those were of Bengal Global Business Summit organised in...

20 Feb 2018 8:03 AM GMT

State finance minister Amit Mitra with Mehul Choksi. (Photo: Twitter account of state BJP president Dilip Ghosh)

Amit Mitra, Mehul Choksi photos lead to Trinamul, Opposition slugfest

In three of the photographs, Dr Mitra and the Gitanjanli Jewels owner, another accused in the scam, are seen along with...

19 Feb 2018 8:03 PM GMT

Finance Commission chairman N.K. Singh talks with chief minister Mamata Banerjee as state finance minister Amit Mitra looks on during the press conference on 15th Finance Commission at Nabanna Savaghar in Kolkata on Tuesday. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Taken serious note of Bengal debt overhang'

West Bengal's total debt stood at Rs 3.40 lakh crore, which is one of the highest among states.

18 July 2018 12:35 AM GMT

More financial scams in the offing, says West Bengal FM

Mitra said the figures were collated from the latest Financial Stability Report of RBI and in absolute terms.

24 Aug 2018 2:07 PM GMT

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra. (Source: PTI)

Exports to be focus of state govt, says Amit Mitra

According to Mitra, the state has witnessed a growth of 11 per cent in export in the last fiscal.

12 Sep 2018 9:48 PM GMT

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the National Policy on Biofuels which allows doping of ethanol produced from damaged foodgrains, rotten potatoes, corn and sugar beet with petrol to cut oil imports by Rs 4,000 crore this year alone.

Govt should have set up fuel price stabilisation fund: WB Finance...

There is deep concern in many quarters on what the Indian economy is doing at "certain dangerous levels".

12 Sep 2018 12:48 PM GMT

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee leaves for 12-day trip to Germany, Italy

The dignitaries had visited the state during the Bengal Global Business Summit this year.

16 Sep 2018 6:54 PM GMT

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra

Several countries ready with money and projects: Mitra

The CM welcomed Mr Richter for holding the meeting in a post on her Facebook page.

21 Jan 2017 8:53 PM GMT

Many issues need to be resolved first, says Amit Mitra

The Centre plans to bring GST into effect from July 1.

28 Jan 2017 11:39 PM GMT

Congress party activists protest against GST rollout in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

People are in dark about GST, says Partha Chatterjee

People associated with small and medium trade and the common people are left in the lurch, he added.

2 July 2017 12:33 AM GMT