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Tackling petrol-diesel price rise Santosh Tiwari is a senior journalist and economic analyst Calibrated unwinding of high indirect taxes on petrol and diesel in a co-ordinated manner by Centre and States’ is the way to go While the Central government and states are grappling with the skyrocketing petrol-diesel prices, it is worth noting and acting on the advice of RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das during the deliberations of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) earlier this ...

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The Centre should come forward to reduce its tax on petroleum products since the resources for State's own tax revenue is meagre, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam told the Assembly

There is a need for coordinated action between centre and states to reduce taxes because there are indirect taxes levied both of them, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

India should focus on job creation for balanced growth The analysis shows that employment growth as well as wage growth have slowed down the most in mid-sized firms. Photo: iStock 4 min read Lalit Bhasin Our effort to revive GDP growth is laudable, but the generation of jobs needs special attention. State support measures should be aimed at sectors that employ people in large numbers. Share Via Read Full Story Budget 2021-22 was a balanced one, given the difficult circumstances the country face...

The submission was made during a meeting last week with the Union ministry of power with all the states on the proposed amendment bill.

“Where is the achhe din. Now it’s all bure din. Even at this age I have to ride the bicycle to protest price rise. The Centre should immediately reduce the tax on petroleum products. I don’t remember how many times petrol and diesel prices have gone up this year,” said Rourtray. Panigrahi told The Telegraph, “Today morning we decided to come to the Assembly on bicycles. We could not immediately contact all the MLAs.  Our legislature party leader Narasingh Mishra did not join us beca...

One of the biggest exclusions from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime is petroleum. At the moment, the Centre levies excise duty while states levy value

Security through cooperation: A new phase of US-EU cyber collaboration Wed, Feb 24, 2021 10:00 AM The Biden administration and EU leaders have both signaled strong commitments to a renewal of the transatlantic partnership and closer cooperation on issues such as cybersecurity. How can the US and EU take advantage of the momentum for closer collaboration on cybersecurity? As the global community continues to grapple with the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Atlantic Council is open for business. Our ...

By Denying Release of Seven Tamil Convicts, Centre Is Trampling on Federal Rights With no real action being taken regarding the release of A.G. Perarivalan and six others in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, the state government is undoing years of Jayalalithaa’s work towards championing Tamil Nadus federal rights. A.G. Perarivalan. Photo: PTI Rights21/Feb/2021 Seven years have passed since former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa made an important announcement. On February 19...