Biscuit manufacturers have sought abolition of excise duty and reduction in value added tax by as much as 4 per cent in the Budget, stating that the product is consumed by common man and also distributed as relief material.
The finance ministry and several agencies under it such as the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which are investigating the affairs of Sahara India Parivar, are worried about its exposure to National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) products.
Exchange to reply to FMC's letter soon, CEO says buyers can't be declared defaulters where there is 'market disruption'.
In his capacity as an member of Parliament from South Mumbai, Minister of State for Telecom and Shipping Milind Deora today wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought his intervention to resolve the settlement crisis facing the National Spot Exchange Ltd.