Page 5 - Latest Updates on Finance Bill
Start-ups laud Finance Bill amendments, penalty on flouting angel tax norms
Penalty of 200% for not complying with the conditions laid down for availing angel tax exemption
 "Start-ups laud Finance Bill amendments, penalty on flouting angel tax norms")
Govt tightens anti-money laundering laws, widens ambit of proceeds of crime
The new amendment has been brought in with the Finance Bill passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday
 "Govt tightens anti-money laundering laws, widens ambit of proceeds of crime")
Passage of bills: Why a likely new record in July may be difficult to break
The inclusion of as many as 17 bills within the Finance Bill would automatically make them money bills and ensure their post-haste clearance without much debate
 "Passage of bills: Why a likely new record in July may be difficult to break")
Tax relief on cards? Finance Bill may ring-fence FPIs from 'super-rich tax'
The discussion on the Finance Bill is expected to begin in the Lok Sabha later this week
 "Tax relief on cards? Finance Bill may ring-fence FPIs from 'super-rich tax'")
Bypassing Parliament scrutiny
The inclusion of non-tax proposals in the Finance Bill undermines the legislative process
Rule on Parliament panels' scrutiny tweaked to expedite Finance Bill
There are 24 department-related standing committees covering under their jurisdiction all the ministries/departments of the government
 "Rule on Parliament panels' scrutiny tweaked to expedite Finance Bill")
Sitharaman's first Budget gives breather for delay in payments towards GST
The current mechanism of filing returns is being replaced by simplified forms that would come into operation in phases
 "Sitharaman's first Budget gives breather for delay in payments towards GST")
Amnesty offer for pre-GST litigation
The scheme is attractive, since the tax relief is 40-70% of the amount in dispute
GST amendments via Finance Bill: A cheeky run by Modi government
The government seems well within its ambit to amend the law through the Finance Bill
 "GST amendments via Finance Bill: A cheeky run by Modi government")
Budget 2019: Full text of the memorandum of the Finance Bill tabled in LS
Here is the full text of the memorandum of the finance bill tabled in Lok Sabha
 "Budget 2019: Full text of the memorandum of the Finance Bill tabled in LS")
Budget 2019: Full text of the Finance Bill as tabled in Lok Sabha
Here is the full text of the Finance Bill as tabled by the first full-time woman finance minister of the country Nirmala Sitharaman
 "Budget 2019: Full text of the Finance Bill as tabled in Lok Sabha")
Rajya Sabha passes Interim Budget, Finance Bill 2019-20 without debate
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu put the bills to vote, which were approved by voice vote and returned to the Lok Sabha
 "Rajya Sabha passes Interim Budget, Finance Bill 2019-20 without debate")
Lok Sabha clears Finance Bill; FM says tax proposals aimed at helping poor
Goyal also took a swipe at the Congress, saying unlike the previous UPA dispensation, the Modi government in its interim Budget did not reduce levies on SUVs, which are used by the rich
 "Lok Sabha clears Finance Bill; FM says tax proposals aimed at helping poor")
In 30 minutes Lok Sabha clears Finance bill, 218 amendments without debate
The bills were the contentious Finance Bill, 2018, and the Appropriation Bill, 2018
 "In 30 minutes Lok Sabha clears Finance bill, 218 amendments without debate")
News Digest: Patel slams govt, Finance Bill passed in Lok Sabha, and more
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Finance Bill 2018, allowing the benefit of inflation adjustments to stocks that were unlisted till January 31 while levying long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax.
 "News Digest: Patel slams govt, Finance Bill passed in Lok Sabha, and more")
LS passes Finance Bill 2018; unlisted stocks to get indexation benefits
Finance Bill passed by Lok Sabha without debate; relief for start-ups, PPF holders
 "LS passes Finance Bill 2018; unlisted stocks to get indexation benefits")
LTCG relief: Govt extends indexation benefit to investors of unlisted firms
The finance ministry had received various representations demanding removal of LTCG tax
 "LTCG relief: Govt extends indexation benefit to investors of unlisted firms")
Amid Opposition protests, Budget passed in Lok Sabha without discussion
With the passage of the Finance Bill and the Appropriation Bill, the budget exercise is complete in the lower house
 "Amid Opposition protests, Budget passed in Lok Sabha without discussion")
Opposition says govt trying to bulldoze Finance Bill without discussion
CPI(M) accused the government of engineering "scripted disruptions through its allies, both estranged and prospective"
 "Opposition says govt trying to bulldoze Finance Bill without discussion")
Govt could pass Finance, Fugitive Economic Offenders bills amid din
J&K CM Mehbooba sacks finance minister Haseeb Drabu, Naresh Agrawal joins BJP
 "Govt could pass Finance, Fugitive Economic Offenders bills amid din")
