-The Hindu Business Line AIBOC questions legality of mandating UID linking of accounts Coimbatore: The All India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC) wants Aadhaar seeding of accounts put on hold till the Supreme Court comes out with a clear directive. “The government should make it clear to the people that the seeding of Aadhaar is voluntary and not mandatory,” said D Thomas Franco, General Secretary, AIBOC. He said the Aadhaar Act of 2016 was meant...
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Govt planning steps to ease GST compliance burden on SMEs: Hasmukh Adhia -Gireesh Chandra Prasad
-Livemint.com The simplification process may result in some readjustment of GST rates, including a possible reduction in tax of some items that are in the highest tax slab of 28% New Delhi: Policymakers are considering steps to ease the compliance burden related to the goods and services tax (GST) on small businesses and to make product classification for taxation less complicated, said revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia. The simplification process may result in some...
More »Companies slash Diwali gifts by 35-40% due to demonetisation, GST: Assocham
-PTI An Assocham survey shows the 35-40% reduction in gifts from corporate houses was in sync with low-key festivities due to slowdown concerns Lucknow: Reeling under disruptions arising out of demonetisation and goods and services tax (GST) rollout, corporate India is going rather lukewarm in Diwali gifts, slashing the budget under the head by at least 35-40%, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) said. A survey by industry chamber...
More »World Bank reduces India GDP growth forecast to 7% for 2017-18 -Asit Ranjan Mishra
-Livemint.com World Bank has reduced its India GDP growth forecast to 7% for 2017-18 from 7.2%, blaming disruptions caused by demonetisation and GST New Delhi: After remaining the world’s fastest-growing region for eight consecutive quarters, South Asia has slipped to the third position behind East Asia and the Pacific regions, as India’s economy slowed to its lowest level in 13 quarters, the World Bank said on Monday. This is at a time when...
More »The case for a rural stimulus -Himanshu
-Livemint.com It is clear that not only has the govt failed to do anything to revive the sagging rural demand, it has also refused to acknowledge the demand problem The fact that the economy is on a downward slide is no longer a matter of debate. It is neither a technical issue nor is it a transient blip which will go away on its own. However, matters are complicated as far as...
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