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Friday, Jul 18, 2025
The Finance Minister has raised the customs duty on gold from 7.5 per cent to 12.5 per cent.
The Central government had decided to discontinue MANF, a scholarship for minority students to pursue higher studies.
The govt, nevertheless, this month sought an additional 164 billion rupees ($1.99 billion) for the programme above the budgeted 730 billion rupees for the current financial year.
Kerala has sought a Vande Bharat service which would be useful for IT professionals, business persons and traders to travel within and outside the state frequently.
The demands were raised during the pre-Budget consultations with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
During the launch of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kanyakumari, the Congress leader accused the BJP-led Centre of trying to use the tricolour as 'personal property'.
He said the Centre's move to squeeze fund transfers had already smothered the finances of Kerala.
Days after Sitharaman mentioned that Oppn-ruled states had given their nod for imposing 5% GST on certain unbranded packaged food items, Balagopal said it was only a 'technical claim'.
The GST Council, at a two-day meeting, accepted recommendations for rate rationalisation made by different groups appointed by it, resulting in tax changes.
The government on Saturday announced a record Rs 8 per litre cut in excise duty on petrol and Rs 6 per litre reduction on diesel.
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