Wednesday, 18 November 2015

Daily Updates and News

Indirect Tax
 
Provisional drawback Payment for export under claim & brand rate mechanism for Wheat exporters

The Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax Drawback Rules, 1995 have also been amended vide Notification No. 109/2015-Customs (N.T.) dated. 16.11.2015 effective from 23.11.2015. The first of these amendments enables exporters of wheat to function under the brand rate mechanism. The second change relates to payment of provisional drawback in certain cases of export under claim for brand rate. Presently, after export, a complete application for determination of brand     [….] Read more at:
 
 
Revised Notes & conditions for determination of Duty Drawback Rate

G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 75 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), sub-section (2) of section 37 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), and section 93A and sub-section (2) of section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), read with rules 3 and 4 of the Customs, Central Excise Duties and Service Tax Drawback Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules) and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the     [….] Read more at:
 
 
 
Company Law

MGT-7 has been modified by 8:00 pm yesterday

Version of Form MGT-7 is modified w.e.f 17th Nov 2015 08:00PM. Stakeholders are requested to plan accordingly.



 Major Changes in Revised MGT-7

In new version of MGT-7 following major changes are noticed :

1. Indebtedness - words "including interest outstanding /accrued but not due for payment" inserted after secured and unsecured loans.

2. Turnover - words total turnover replaced by turnover

3. In committee meetings - percentage of total members replaced words % of total shareholding

4. Matters relating to certification of compliance & disclosure - words all compliance & disclosure replaced by words " whether the co. Has made compliances and disclosures in respect of applicable provisions of the Companies Act 2013 during the year.

 
RBI

RBI sets rupee reference rate at 65.98 against dollar

The Reserve Bank of India today fixed the reference rate of the rupee at 65.98 against the US dollar and 70.34 for the euro. These rates were 66.16 and 70.97, respectively, yesterday. According to an RBI statement, the exchange rates for the pound and the yen against the rupee were quoted at 100.10 and 53.48 per 100 yens, respectively, based on reference rates for the dollar and cross-currency quotes at noon. The SDR-rupee rate will be based on this rate, the statement added.    [….] Read more at:



RBI allows Pipavav Defence to raise foreign shareholding

Reserve Bank today allowed foreign investors to raise their investment in Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Ltd.  "Registered Foreign Portfolios Investors/Foreign Institutional Investors /Qualified Foreign Investors can now invest up to 12 per cent and Non Resident Indians / Persons of Indian Origin up to 2 per cent of the paid up capital of Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Limited under the Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS)," RBI said in a release. RBI sai     [….] Read more at:

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/rbi-allows-pipavav-defence-to-raise-foreign-shareholding-115111701138_1.html


Miscellaneous Laws

Govt tweaks procurement norms to benefit SMEs

Central government ministries and public sector undertakings (PSUs) would now be required to procure “at least” 20 per cent of their annual value of goods or services from micro and small enterprises, with the government tweaking provisions of the procurement policy. The government had introduced a public procurement policy for micro and small enterprises. Under this, every central government ministries, departments and public sector undertakings has to procure a mini    [….] Read more at:



FDI: palm oil sector wants land ceiling norms relaxed

The Oil Palm Developers and Processors Association (OPDPA) has welcomed the Centre’s move to allow 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in oil palm plantations. The association feels that the move would help fill the gaps in supply of the edible oil.It, however, wants relaxation of land ceiling norms to facilitate the growth of oil palm acreage and to allow large scale plantation. India, which grows oil palm in two lakh hectares, has a potential to expand the acreage to 20 lakh hect   [….] Read more at:

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-agri-biz-and-commodity/fdi-palm-oil-sector-wants-land-ceiling-norms-relaxed/article7885079.ece



Economy & News

Are short term rates hindering the economic growth? 

Short-term borrowing rates have risen despite the Reserve Bank of India's sharper-than-expected rate cut in September thanks to tight liquidity conditions, raising concerns that this could act as a curb on growth. Short-term rates are about 35-45 basis points higher than the benchmark repo rate of 6.75%. These include the inter-bank call money market, collateralised borrowing and lending and treasury bills. The differential was 15-25 basis points just a few weeks ago. A basis point is 0.01      [….] Read more at:



Infrastructure project budgets may exclude land cost for faster clearances 

The government could soon give the go-ahead to excluding the cost of land while computing the total cost of infrastructure projects, a measure that will allow more ministries to clear their own projects without going through the time-consuming process of seeking the approval of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs. All infrastructure projects costing over Rs 1,000 crore have to be approved by the CCEA and given the high cost of land, many projects will remain below     [….] Read more at:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/49823842.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst


Move aside onions, it's time for tomatoes to act pricey 

Tomato prices eased a bit in Delhi on Tuesday while staying at about double the price quoted a week ago in the southern and western parts of the country due to heavy rainfall in southern India, increased demand from Pakistan and a fall in production in some areas due to deficient monsoon. With fresh crop coming in from Jaipur, tomato prices in Delhi declined to 25 per kg from Rs 30. "We will now get tomatoes from Ratlam, Shivpuri near Gwalior and Agra, which will keep prices controlled     [….] Read more at:



India Inc's overseas investment down 21% at $2.3 billion in October

Direct investments by Indian firms abroad fell 21 per cent to $2.28 billion in October 2015 compared to the same month last year, according to RBI data. Indian companies had put in $2.88 billion in the form of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) in October 2014. While in the preceding month of September 2015, the investment stood at $1.24 billion, as per the data. The investments were a mix of issuance of guarantees ($1.72 billion), loans ($210.94 million) and equity ($341.82 milli    [….] Read more at:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/49819155.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst


7th Pay Commission to submit report on November 19 

The 7th Pay Commission will submit its report to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday recommending increase in remuneration of central government employees as well as pensioners. "We are ready with the report and will submit it on November 19," the Commission's Chairman Justice A K Mathur told PTI. The Commission was set up by the UPA government in February 2014 to revise remuneration of about 48 lakh central government employees and 55 lakh pensioners. Its recom    [….] Read more at:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/49818723.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst




 Thanks & Regards,
Meetesh Shiroya



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