Special Economic Zones

Govt to announce new guidelines to revive SEZs New Delhi: The government will come out with new guidelines to revive export hubs, special economic zones (SEZs), which have lost sheen after imposition of certain levies and proposal to take away tax incentives.



The government had imposed Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) and Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) on SEZs in 2010-11, which were earlier exempted from almost all levies.

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05:31 AM, Jun 06, 2012

Infosys not to get SEZ status: Mamata Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that her government would not grant any Special Economic Zones(SEZ) status to IT major Infosys as sought by it in line with the Trinamool Congress stand on the issue. "As a principled stand, we'll not give SEZ status to Infosys. But we'll extend all benefits to the company as available in the IT sector", Banerjee said. "We want Infosys to...  
03:18 PM, Feb 27, 2012

It's Congress vs Congress in Goa SEZ battle Kolkata: South African skipper Graeme Smith says his team has encountered vastly varying pitches in the cricket World Cup and the experience was likely to stretch on as they take on Bangladesh in the last group league game in Dhaka on Saturday. However, he sees no problem in adapting to the varying tracks. Referring to the Eden Gardens track on Tuesday night when his side crushed Ireland by 131 runs...  
11:13 PM, Jan 02, 2008

Tata to launch Rs 1 lakh car by 2008 Tata Motors said they will go ahead with their Singur plant, despite obstacles, will launch its car worth Rs 1 lakh. ...  
05:20 PM, Jun 01, 2007

JSW Steel's offer to Bengal farmers JSW Steel has come up with lucrative compensation packages for the farmers who have sold their land in Bengal. ...  
11:31 AM, Jun 01, 2007

Singur controversy reaches the US India is grabbing global attention not just for growing economy but also for issues like Special Economic Zones. ...  
08:48 AM, Feb 16, 2007

Court sets aside ban orders at Singur Calcutta High Court directs the state government to remove sec 144 in Singur, observing it as abuse of power. ...  
07:07 PM, Feb 14, 2007

Left sees red over spl tourism zones Fearing India will be bypassed by international tourists, the Govt to look at creating special tourism zones. ...  
11:37 AM, Jan 25, 2007