Vietnam must take measures to revive business sector: lawmakers

Source: Thanh Nien News

Vietnamese legislators said the government should not play it safe when it comes to rescuing local businesses, calling for stronger support than a relief package which they criticized as a mere token. The VND29-trillion (US$1.4-b ...
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RBI taking steps to check rupee slide: Pranab

Source: Economic Times

KOLKATA: Attributing the slide in rupee value to various domestic and global factors, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the Reserve Bank was taking steps to arrest the currency's depreci ...
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States can reduce VAT on petrol: Narayanasamy

Source: Economic Times

CHENNAI: Amid the mounting pressure for rollback of petrol price hike, Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanasamy has said states could reduce the Value Added Tax on petroleum products to provide relief to the people. "The states can lowe ...
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'States can reduce VAT on petrol'

Source: NewsX

Amid the mounting pressure for rollback of petrol price hike, Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanasamy has said states could reduce the Value Added Tax on petroleum products to provide relief to the people. Amid the mounting pressure ...
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Delhi Budget: Dikshit likely to give special focus on development

Source: Samaylive

The budget, the second since Dikshit has been handling the finance portfolio, is expected to be a populist one and a bid to regain the Congress' support base for the assembly elections in the wake of the par ...
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“Petrol hike burning a hole in tax payer's pocket”

Source: The Hindu

VAT collected by State highest in country: Tax payers Association secretary The petrol prices were increased again recently, by Rs. 6.28 (excluding VAT/sales axes) and the hike left the people seething, except those that drive diesel cars. It i ...
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Nitish no to petrol VAT cut

Source: Calcutta Telegraph

Patna, May 26: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today demanded that the Centre roll back the hike in petrol price but ruled out any reduction in the VAT (Value Added Tax) rate on the fuel in the state. Talking to report ...
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Post petrol-price hike, auto unions want increase in fares

Source: Times of India

PUNE: Autorickshaw unions in the city have demanded an increase of at least Rs 3 in the existing fare structure, after the recent hike pushed petrol prices up to Rs 79 per litre in Pune. The unions are also seeking an immediate reduction in value adde ...
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Changes to incentives for investment in Turkey

Source: Today's Zaman

These new investment incentives are mainly aimed at developing cities with a lower comparative income level. The new incentives provide many conveniences for investors in Turkey, and if they are carefully examined it is clear that co ...
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