-The Telegraph Non-subsidised domestic cooking gas will cost Rs 832 per cylinder in Calcutta following the Centre’s decision to forego customs and excise duties that add up to Rs 103.50 apiece. However, if the Bengal government drops local levies, consumers can save Rs 52.50 more as the price will fall further to about Rs 780 a cylinder. According to new rules, every family will have to pay the market rate once it crosses...
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Retail firms with FDI can’t sell online
-The Indian Express DIPP officials cite regulatory issues, problems in checking inter-state transactions in e-commerce activities The new rules that allow foreign retail chains to pick up to 51% stake in Indian supermarkets will not apply to e-commerce companies in the business-to-consumer (B2C) space. This means while the US-based retail firm Walmart can pick up a 51% stake in Bharti Retail, the JV firm cannot sell its products online through that entity....
More »FDI in retail: Foreign retailers in India will be first to start stores, says KPMG-Writankar Mukherjee
-The Economic Times Foreign multi-brand retailers present in India through cash-and-carry route are expected to roll out consumer facing formats in the short to medium term, a research paper by consultancy firm KPMG said. The paper said most of the foreign retailers will undertake changes in their cash-and-carry arrangement with their Indian partners. However, single brand retailers would significantly invest in India in the next 12-18 months due to 100% ownership which...
More »Cooking gas cap may fuel black marketing-Rajeev Jayaswal
-The Economic Times The government's decision to cap supply of subsidised cooking gas cylinders to six a year would be difficult to implement and encourage black marketing, oil industry officials said. There could be an opportunity to divert cheaper cylinders from customers whose yearly consumption is less than six refills, industry officials said. According to the oil ministry 44% of consumers take six cylinders or less in a year. All India LPG Distributors...
More »Government makes non-subsidised LPG cylinders cheaper by around Rs 100
-PTI In a marginal relief to consumers, the government on Friday abolished import and excise duties on LPG cylinders they buy beyond the 6 per annum quota of subsidised cooking gas, and asked state governments to subsidise the requirements of households at their level. The government had last week restricted supply of subsidised cooking gas to 6 per household in a year. Any requirement beyond this was to be purchased at market...
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