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Himanta rolls out financial aid scheme to help Assam youths set up business

24 Sep 2023 5:30 AM GMT
Guwahati: In a move to fuel growth through self-employment, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched a scheme to help youths set up their...

‘Diesel tax on cars won’t cut subsidy burden’

9 Jun 2012 9:06 AM GMT
Additional taxes on diesel cars and utility vehicles will not help bring down petroleum subsidy significantly and the government will rather have to...

Green fuel loses price advantage in Delhi

30 May 2012 1:29 AM GMT
With the government constantly increasing the price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), the green fuel is gradually losing popularity as cheap fuel in...

Cong MLAs disagree with Sheila on CNG

30 May 2012 1:26 AM GMT
A day after the announcement of five per cent value added tax (VAT) on CNG by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in her budget, both the opposition and the...

‘Not considering hike in diesel, LPG’

29 May 2012 8:46 AM GMT
Still battling the fallout of last week’s steep Rs 7.54 a litre hike in petrol price, the government on Monday said it is not considering raising...

CM gives with one hand, takes with other

29 May 2012 4:30 AM GMT
With the Assembly poll looming ahead, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit did keep her promise and slashed 20 per cent value-added tax (VAT) on the hiked...

EGoM meet to revise diesel, LPG rates soon

25 May 2012 6:27 AM GMT
After a steep Rs 7.54 a litre hike in petrol prices, a high powered ministerial panel headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee may meet soon to...

Govt subsidy of Rs 38,500 cr to oil firms for FY12

22 May 2012 5:11 AM GMT
The government will dole out Rs 38,500 crore additional cash subsidy to public sector oil companies as part of compensation for selling diesel,...

Oil firms seek compensation from finance ministry

18 May 2012 4:19 AM GMT
The petroleum ministry has sought cash subsidy of Rs 49,872 crore from the finance ministry to compensate state-owned oil firms for selling fuel at...
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