New policy direction says all projects must demonstrate robust economic, financial rationale？... The government, through Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, has given in writing that “ by December 2024, we will produce a report detailing the outcomes of our review of all investment projects in the PSDP.... However, Fina-nce Minister Aurangzeb could not attend the meeting due to his visit to the United States. Published in Dawn, October 25th, 2024....

), the government is planning to rationalise the rates of health benefit packages under the scheme and

KUALA LUMPUR: A RM2. 07bil land deal involving Bank Negara in connection with a rationalisation

Even the inverted duty structure that is there is equally important to actually fix.... GST, the way it got created with five rates, was basically an excellent move because now we are seeing the amounts that are coming in.... There is also a cess on luxury and demerit goods such as automobiles, tobacco and aerated drinks....

A meeting of the panel of state finance ministers looking into GST rate rationalisation has been

The panel of state finance ministers looking into GST rate rationalisation will meet on November

Customers are generally not charged for transactions be it through debit cards, credit cards, or UPI. Currently, UPI payments do not attract merchant discount rates( MDRs), while for debit cards, MDR is capped at 0.9 per cent for transactions, except for RuPay debit card, which attracts zero MDR.... For wallets and PPI instruments, the MDR is not regulated and may range from 1.5 to 2.5 per cent, and in some cases, even higher.... MDR is the rate at which merchants are charged for accepting pay

The value-added manufacturers urged the government to remove the double taxation on the export sector.... The exports have started declining, worrying industry players.In the last budget, the association maintained that banks collected 1pc advance tax against export proceeds, which is declared as a minimum tax instead of a final tax.... The treatment meted out to the exporters is discriminatory and against the principles of equity and natural justice, according to PTEA. PTEA submits proposals

The Centre is looking to convene a meeting of the all-powerful Goods and Service Tax Council in early January. The meeting is likely to focus on rectifying the inverted duty structure for a few more items and will also serve as a platform for pre-Budget discussions between Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and state finance ministers, Business Standard has learnt.... “ The current Winter Session of Parliament ends on December 23, followed by the Christmas-New Year period....

There was meticulous planning at the top level before conducting the massive raids on gold