Tag: committee
GST Council Meet: 18% GST on online payments below ₹2,000 not finalised, pilgrims’ helicopter services GST cut
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has not yet reached a decision on applying an 18% GST on transactions below ₹2,000 processed by payment…
Dissenting outgoing MPC members say a restrictive monetary policy could cost growth
The common argument of the two dissenters in the monetary policy committee, external members – Prof Ashima Goyal and Prof J R Varma is that…
CBDT forms committee for I-T Act review; ‘sunset’ clauses to be eliminated
An internal committee of the Income Tax Department will review the 1961 direct tax law to eliminate redundant clauses as well as adopt best global…
British Sikh peer faces year’s ban from House of Lords bars after harassing women while drunk
LONDON: British Sikh peer Kulveer Ranger faces a year-long ban from all House of Lords bars and a three-week suspension from the House Lords after…
powell: US House oversight panel asks Fed’s Powell for SVB documents
The Republican-led US House of Representatives Oversight Committee on Monday asked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to hand over confidential documents related to the central…
Some US Federal Reserve officials backed rate hike in June, minutes show
WASHINGTON: Some members of the US Federal Reserve‘s rate-setting committee supported another interest rate hike in June to tackle high inflation, but ultimately voted for…
Committee on review of pension system for govt employees consulting stakeholders: FinMin
The Finance Secretary-headed committee to review the pension system for government employees is in the process of consulting stakeholders and is yet to finalise its…
Johnson: Scathing report finds Boris Johnson deliberately misled UK Parliament over ‘partygate’
LONDON: Former British prime minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament about the lockdown-flouting parties that undermined his credibility and contributed to his downfall, a committee…
finance: Finance Ministry sets up panel to review pension system for government employees
Finance Ministry on Thursday set up a committee under Finance Secretary T V Somanathan to review the pension system for government employees. The committee would…
US-China panel warned of communist ‘threat’ as protests erupt
WASHINGTON: A panel of US lawmakers tasked with scrutinizing Beijing held a debut hearing Tuesday overshadowed by protests from the public gallery as it focused…