Tag: GDP

Plea in Supreme Court seeks refund of exorbitant RT-PCR test fee to patients

Source:-https://www.indialegallive.com An interim application has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Central government to ensure that the extremely high amount taken for conducting Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test to check for Covid-19 infections by private hospitals and labs is refunded to patients. According to the interim plea, the over-charged

How first cut in fuel prices in a year could strain finances

Source-indianexpress.com A cut in excise duty on petroleum products will put a strain in central government finances unless it is followed by a commensurate reduction in expenditure. Reducing government spend when growth rates are just about firming up is not on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s mind, but tax collections so far do present a challenge in meeting the