28% GST slab being phased out: Arun JaitleyIt is only a matter of time that the final obituary of the ‘Congress Legacy Tax’ is written. Only the luxury-sin tax would remain,” Jaitley...
28 Jul, 2018, 08.37 AM IST
Changes in anti-corruption law to prevent harassment of honest officers: Arun JaitleyThe Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018, which seeks to punish bribe givers for the first time with imprisonment of up to a max...
27 Jul, 2018, 04.25 PM IST
Government weighs various options to bring down stake in IDBI BankJaitley had said that India is not ready for privatisation of PSU banks and their present characteristics will continue except for IDBI Ban...
10 Jun, 2018, 12.36 PM IST
Budget 2017: BJP shifts loyalty from traders to poor, farmers, dalits and tribalsChecking tax evasion, digitisation, discouraging cash transactions beyond Rs 3 lakh and taxing the non-salaried shows BJP's changing priori...
03 Feb, 2017, 06.35 AM IST
In a first, FM Arun Jaitley authors a section of Economic Survey"The Survey has greatly benefitted from the comments and insights of the Hon'ble Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who also authors a section ...
31 Jan, 2017, 07.02 PM IST
FM Arun Jaitley to address Australian students on India's economic resurgenceHe would also be addressing the growing culture of entrepreneurship in India and inviting investments from Australia.
27 Mar, 2016, 02.11 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi should first give up confrontationist mindset: Anand SharmaSharma signalled that the winter session of Parliament could be a smooth only if the PM makes "real effort" to seek engagement with the opp...
04 Nov, 2015, 04.02 PM IST
FM Arun Jaitley to inaugurate Arab-India Economic Forum in DubaiJaitley will address dignitaries, government officials and business leaders from around the Arab region during the forum to be held from No...
14 Oct, 2015, 03.00 PM IST
Confident of GST rollout; hope govt will meet disinvestment target: Arun Jaitley"You must always bear in mind that GST is not a tax which has to be introduced only on the April 1, or not at all. It is a tax which can be...
18 Sep, 2015, 02.52 PM IST
Modi government attitude makes special GST session unviable: CongressCongress has decided “not to go out of the way” to help the govt pass the GST bill during a special session of Parliament before the winter...
20 Aug, 2015, 04.42 AM IST
Budget 2014: GST implementation will benefit logistics sector, says Shashi Kiran Shetty of Allcargo"GST will prove to be true game-changer for logistics industry and to the manufacturing industry in terms of making them competitive."
01 Jul, 2014, 03.36 PM IST
Narendra Modi ministry to be expanded before Budget sessionJaitley made it plain on Tuesday that defence was an additional responsibility for him, and that he will shed it soon.
15 Jun, 2014, 04.24 PM IST
Investment, inflation and GST to be top on agenda for finance minister Arun JaitleyThe finance ministry must hit the ground running. Here are the immediate tasks before Arun Jaitley that he must address on top priority bas...
29 May, 2014, 07.08 AM IST
Arun Jaitley may shed defence ministry soonThe additional charge of Defence Ministry given to Arun Jaitley has raised speculation that there could be induction of a BJP heavyweight i...
27 May, 2014, 07.52 PM IST
'Safe' seat may be tough for Arun JaitleyWhen BJP announced the candidature of Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Amritsar was considered his safe passage to the Lok...
27 Mar, 2014, 04.07 PM IST
BJP against hiking FDI cap to 49 per cent in insurance sectorBJP today said there will be no consensus on passing of insurance bill if the government does not agree to retain the FDI cap at 26 per cen...
09 Dec, 2013, 10.10 PM IST
Political class should work for betterment of people: Arun JaitleyShedding "hypocrisy", political class should work for betterment of people in a sincere and transparent manner and help eliminate corruptio...
17 Nov, 2013, 11.32 PM IST