The Finance Ministry briefed the members of a Select Committee on the new Income Tax Bill, which aims to simplify the six-decade-old Act and make it user-friendly. The Bill, introduced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will replace terms like “assessment year” with “tax year”. The 31-member committee, led by BJP MP Jay Panda, will report by the Monsoon session.
Jio Financial Services to invest Rs 1,000 crore in Jio Finance
Jio Financial Services announced on Thursday that it has invested Rs 1,000 crore in Jio Finance, its wholly owned subsidiary. The investment was made through