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Finmin puts GST on top in the priority to-do list

Outlining the roadmap of the BJP-led government for the coming months, finance minister Arun Jaitley has said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be a ‘top priority’ and he hopes to take the bankruptcy code to the Parliament in the winter session. “Our roadmap for the coming months (is that) GST will be a top priority. My bankruptcy code...

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NDA govt retains 51 percent FDI in multi-brand retail

The BJP-led NDA government has retained the previous UPA regime's decision allowing foreign retailers to open multi-brand stores with 51 percent ownership, a consolidated FDI policy document released said. The previous government allowed 51 percent foreign investment in multi-brand retail in 2012 but left the final decision of letting foreign...