Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently announced to re-evaluate the economy related to exports and home purchasers. She mentioned six steps to boost exports in annual shopping festivals like Dubai from the next year and a new auto refund system for exports from next month.
The government has stressed a fund of Rs. 20,000 cr. for new home buyers and to complete existing projects. The following fund will not cover the projects which are already affected by NPA and NCLT issues.
People who are purchasing homes in the NCR region are most affected by the defaulting of Jaypee Infratech, Amrapali, and Unitech in housing projects.
Funding Rs. 20,000 cr. In real estate- There will be a special window for middle-income and economic housing to revive obstructed projects.
The government, as well as outside investors, will contribute Rs. 10,000cr.
Their main focus will be on unfinished projects and there will be a special window for last-mile funding for housing projects only for those which are not affected by NCLT and NPA.
Interest rates on building houses will be less to encourage government employees to buy new homes.
For better and more affordable housing, the guidelines of real estate external commercial will be relaxed.
Investment in stress funds for the industry will be done by LIC and NIIF.
Annual mega shopping festivals like Dubai will be organized at different places around India by March of next year.
Leather, Textile, Yoga, and Tourism will be the major themes for shopping festivals.
Revised scheme for exporters- Cancellation of taxes or export duties.
After December, MEIS (Merchandise Exports from India Scheme) will not continue.
Old schemes in textile of Merchandise Exports from India Scheme(MEIS) and ROSL will work till December 31, 2019
There will be a fully automated refund for the input tax credit for GST and it will be applied by the end of September 2019
Finances of exports are to be measured actively.
An internal ministerial group will examine and monitor the dashboard of the credit movement of exporters.
New technology will be purchased for the timely completion of the current processes and to reduce export time.
GOI is about to launch FTAUM (Free trade agreement utilization mission)
Yashwant Sinha Slams
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AbhishekManu Singhvi lashed out
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Congress
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