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Nirmala Sitharaman Press Conference: Finance Ministry Officials Speak On Steps Taken To Boost Economy 

 Nirmala Sitharaman Press Conference: Finance Ministry Officials Speak On Steps Taken To Boost Economy 
Finance Ministry officials at the National Media Centre. (Source: PIB)
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Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman is set to speak at a press conference today, in the backdrop of a growth slowdown despite multiple measures taken by the Narendra Modi-government.c

Revenue Secretary AB Pandey said that the government will get a fair estimate of corporate tax deduction after advance tax instalment which is due on Dec. 15.

The Revenue Secretary has said that the government has made more refund on both indirect and direct taxes this year. Total refunds stood at Rs 2.2 lakh crore till November, he said.

Bulk of those returns were for income tax, where refunds till November stood at Rs 1.57 lakh crore compared with 1.84 lakh crore for the full fiscal 2018-19.

For integrated GST, the government has refund Rs 38,988 crore till November compared with Rs 56,057 crore for the full last year. Similarly, input tax credit refunds stood at Rs 33,395 crore till November, compared with Rs 36,513 crore last year.

The Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Prasad Pandey is now addressing the media.

Subramanian said that 66 percent of the budgeted capital expenditure has already been undertaken. He added that select CPSEs have undertaken capex of Rs 98,000 crore till Nov. 19.

Subramanian said that foreign investors have reposed their faith in the Indian economy as FDI inflows have hit a record $35 billion in the first half of 2019-20.

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According to data released on Thursday, India's industrial output contracted for the second straight month, led by weakness across segments as the economy is yet to show signs of picking up.

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