Net FDI has fallen steeply, domestic investors gripped by ‘fear’: Congress slams government

Congress’s Jairam Ramesh criticises Finance Minister’s remarks on private sector investment, urging government action to support incomes and protect Indian industries. File | Photo Credit: ANI , The Congress on Monday (July 28, 2025) claimed that the net foreign direct investment has fallen steeply while domestic investors are gripped by “fear and uncertainty”, as it…

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Individual & HUF taxpayers beneficiaries of the majority of government tax deductions and exemptions

Exemptions and deductions availed by corporate taxpayers resulted in ₹94,910 crore worth of revenue being foregone in 2019, which increased to ₹99,000 crore by 2023-24, according to data shared by Union MoS for Finance and BJP MP Pankaj Chaudhary on July 28, 2025. File | Photo Credit: Sansad TV/ANI Video Grab The government’s tax exemptions…

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Call to accept 18K,14K & 9K gold ornaments as collateral for loans 

All Kerala Gold & Silver Merchants Association (AKGSMA) has sought the intervention of the Finance Ministry for banking acceptance of 18K, 14K and 9K hallmarked gold ornaments as collateral for loans. In a representation to the Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, the Association president K Surendran said the current practice of denying collateral value to…

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