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GST reforms not linked to Trump tariffs, clarifies Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms were planned well in advance and not a reaction to the…

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Indian companies can feel secure investing in Israel: Finance Min Smotrich on India-Israel bilateral investment treaty

India and Israel signed a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) on Monday. The treaty was signed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her Israeli counterpart Bezalel…

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India, Israel ink bilateral investment treaty

India and Israel signed a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) on Monday to bolster investments between the two countries that stand at about $800 million now,…

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Behind the scenes: Sitharaman chaired 3 separate meetings on GSTN preparedness for GST 2.0

To ensure a glitch-free rollout of the next-generation GST with reduced rates and lesser slabs, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired three separate meetings to assess…

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Govt keeping ‘good watch’ on rupee, several currencies declined against USD: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the government is keeping a ‘good watch’ on exchange rates, stressing that besides rupee several other currencies have…

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Spurt in consumption to drive revenue buoyancy, to meet fiscal deficit target of 4.4%: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has expressed confidence that revenue buoyancy driven by spurt in consumption will take care of the estimated GST shortfall of Rs…

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‘Ek baar aap GST dekh lo’: PM Modi’s nudge ushered in biggest GST reform in 8 years

Ek baar aap GST dekh lo!’ – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s gentle nudge to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in December last year sparked the beginning…

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GST 2.0 done, what's the next big reform in Finance Ministry? Sitharaman answers
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GST 2.0 done, what’s the next big reform in Finance Ministry? Sitharaman answers

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reflected on the recently introduced reforms in the goods and services tax (GST) rates, and said it would fuel increased…

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Nirmala Sitharaman flags GST 2.0 as final piece in big tax reforms, says overhaul was driven by affordability & Aatmanirbharta

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Deepshikha Sikarwar, Vinay Pandey & Sruthijith KK in an interview that the big-ticket taxation reforms on her agenda have been…

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Lower GST will boost India’s economy higher, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The new dual-slab goods and services tax (GST) structure adopts a next-generation approach to dealing with indirect taxation and will boost the economy significantly, Union…

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