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GST rates will come down further: Sitharaman

GST rates will come down further: Sitharaman

Rediff.com8 Mar 2025

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the GST rates will come down further and the work on rationalising tax rates and slabs has "almost reached a finale". She said that the revenue neutral rate (RNR) has come down from 15.8 per cent at the time of the launch of GST on July 1, 2017, to 11.4 per cent in 2023.

India looks for good trade agreement with US: Sitharaman

India looks for good trade agreement with US: Sitharaman

Rediff.com8 Mar 2025

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said India is looking for a "good" trade agreement with the US to promote economic growth and ensure smooth supply chains. She also said that amid a growing global tariff war, India will have to move "smartly" to guard against possible dumping of goods from countries that are facing higher US tariffs.

12 entrepreneurs who made news in 2014

12 entrepreneurs who made news in 2014

Rediff.com2 Jan 2015

Vikramank Singh looks back at the year gone by!