Everything you need to know about the Draft Indian Stamp Bill, 2023The Centre has released a draft of the proposed Indian Stamp Bill, 2023, to replace the outdated India Stamp Act, 1899. The draft bill intr...
24 Jan, 2024, 05.03 PM IST
FinMin invites suggestions from public on draft Indian Stamp BillStamp duties are levied by the Central Government, but within the States are collected and appropriated by the concerned States in terms of...
17 Jan, 2024, 09.56 PM IST
US President Joe Biden’s advisory panel holds out hope for thousands on green card queuesThe Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act of 2022, which if passed will provide far greater access to green cards fo...
14 Oct, 2022, 09.26 AM IST
Government proposes single stamp duty rate for financial securities transactionsThe proposal is part of the Finance Bill 2019-20 introduced by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal after presentation of the Interim Budget.
01 Feb, 2019, 07.10 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes bill to fast track debt recovery"The Bill aims to improve ease of doing business and facilitate investment leading to higher economic growth and development," Jaitley adde...
02 Aug, 2016, 10.52 AM IST
Cabinet clears bill for speedy recovery of bad loansThe bill aims to improve ease of doing business, facilitate investment leading to higher economic growth and development, it added.
15 Jun, 2016, 06.40 PM IST
Parliamentary panel invites public comments on debt recovery lawsThe bill aims to improve ease of doing business and facilitate investment leading to higher economic growth and development.
08 Jun, 2016, 03.03 PM IST
Dalit land bill send to select committee of UP CouncilThe Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2015, was passed by the Assembly yesterday.
27 Aug, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
- Tamil Nadu government to enact its own Stamp Act
Tamil Nadu government today proposed to enact its own Stamp Act, seeking to join a list of select states in this regard.
07 May, 2013, 06.52 PM IST
- SE demutualisation: Government to withdraw stamp duty relaxation
The government has decided to withdraw the stamp duty relaxation available to stock exchanges on demutualisation to put pressure on the one...
17 May, 2011, 04.03 AM IST
- Uniform STT proposed in revamp of Stamp Duty Act
Stamp duty, the main source of revenue for states, is a form of tax that is levied on transactions such as buying and selling of land and s...
12 May, 2011, 01.18 AM IST
- SEZs run into stamp duty wall
Special economic zones (SEZs) could be in for some tax trouble from the states. States have questioned the stamp duty exemption given by th...
09 Jun, 2008, 02.52 AM IST
- Centre to launch new schemes to reduce postal losses
The Centre will launch various new schemes to reduce losses incurred by the postal department, Union Minister for Communications and Inform...
02 Jan, 2008, 03.32 PM IST
- Panel raps FinMin for long delay in E-Stamping project
A Parliamentary committee has rapped the Finance Ministry for the inordinate delay in implementing the E-stamping project.
25 Nov, 2007, 01.05 PM IST
- Govt to amend Stamps Act
Government on Tuesday proposed to amend the Indian Stamp Act to delegate powers to states for consolidation of stamp duties and validate in...
28 Feb, 2006, 08.03 PM IST
- Stamp Act may get a make-over
The Indian Stamp Act 1899 will be replaced with a new legislation in financial ‘07. The new Act will seek to bring more uniformity in the m...
19 Jan, 2006, 01.00 AM IST
- Govt may roll out uniform stamp duty, tighten norms
The Centre has finally initiated a move to usher in uniformity in the stamp duty rates across states in the medium term. This has been a lo...
24 Feb, 2003, 01.56 AM IST