It’s good news for jewellers and customers as the government has rolled back its budget decision to apply 1 percent tax on cash purchase of gold jewellery. The jewellers had earlier been on a 45-day strike after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget speech in February proposed 1 percent excise tax on non-silver jewellery. Read More →

Jewellers, bullion traders and artisans are showing no signs of backing down in their protest against imposition of 1% excise duty on non-silver jewellery as their strike entered 39th day on Saturday with many keeping their shops closed. Many jewellery showrooms in cities such as Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata are closed since March 2 after Read More →

Boris Johnson’s office has warned senior officials at London’s City Hall not to speak out in favour of staying in the European Union. An email from his chief of staff, Edward Lister, seen by the BBC, tells deputy mayors and senior advisers to “either advocate the mayor’s position or otherwise not openly contradict it”. The Read More →

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