Parrikar plugs revenue leakages
21 March 2001 17:38 ISTWhile tall talks of plugging revenue leakages have been going on for almost a decade, its actual implementation has now brought startling figures to the fore. The state has been generating almost Rs 10 crore ... READ
Yr. of Tourism, Education & Infra
20 March 2001 17:37 ISTGoa has declared the current financial year as the Year of Infrastructure, Education and Tourism, making area-specific budget allocation to clear the bottlenecks and explore new areas in tune with the changing world scenario.While announcing ... READ
Parrikar hails union budget
28 February 2001 17:39 ISTGoa chief minister Manohar Parrikar described the budget as the unexpected positive shock different from the one experienced in Gujarat.Among all, the BJP chief minister wholeheartedly welcomed the intensive fund fiscal reforms announced by the ... READ
Dev Credit Bank comes to Goa
13 November 2000 17:39 ISTThe Development Credit Bank Ltd has started spreading southwards along the west coast with four branches being opened in Goa, followed by Chennai."Our base will remain the west and the south. But we will have ... READ
Petrol made cheapest in Goa
10 November 2000 17:40 ISTGoa becomes the first state to reduce taxes on petrol and diesel, making it cheapest in the country now, from 15 November midnight.The recently installed Bharatiya Janata Party government, which includes half of defected Congressmen ... READ
Centre to finalise PSU disinvestment
06 November 2000 17:40 ISTThe central government is likely to take a final decision in the next cabinet meeting on closure and disinvestment of public sector units in the country.This is being disclosed by union heavy industries minister Manohar ... READ
Petrol-Diesel to be cheaper
31 October 2000 17:41 ISTTourists planning to come down to Goa from mid-October onwards may have a little sigh of relief as the newly installed BJP government is planning to reduce petrol and diesel prices, along with other petroleum ... READ
Parrikar's financial circus
30 October 2000 17:42 ISTWalking on a tight rope with acute fund crunch and jumbo cabinet, Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar has begun a financial circus to reduce wasteful expenditure in the tourist state, which is known for lavish ... READ
Industries threaten to wind up
13 October 2000 17:43 ISTWill the imposition of entry tax spell doom for Goa - the industrially backward tourist state ?Fear is being expressed that existing industries may wind up their business from the tourist state, while the local ... READ
Entry tax from September
26 August 2000 17:44 ISTAlmost five months after the proposal was mooted while presenting the annual budget in March, Goa has now decided to impose 'entry tax' on all the imported raw materials, for which no sales tax is ... READ
