The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, August 03, 2004

STATES
Gail urges States to cut sales tax on natural gas
GAIL (India) Ltd has approached all the State Governments for reduction/exemption of sales taxes in a bid to make natural gas prices competitive. Currently, sales tax on natural gas is levied at 20 per cent on an ad valorem basis by most ... More

PEOPLE
New Member Traffic at Railway Board
MR Rajendra Nath Aga, a 1968-batch Indian Railways Traffic Service (IRTS) officer, has taken over as Member Traffic at the Railway Board. He succeeds Mr K.K. Agarwal, who retired on July 31. Earlier, Mr Aga was General Manager of South Western ... More

CBEC member moves to Customs
THE Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) may soon have a new member. Mr S.K. Mishra, who was till recently Member (Anti-evasion and Revenue Intelligence) in CBEC, has now moved to the Customs and Excise Settlement Commission as a member, ... More

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