Retail to get a fillip from govt schemes
4 years, 2 months ago

Retail to get a fillip from govt schemes

Live Mint  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced measures that could generate an additional ₹36,000 crore in consumer demand and drive sales of products such as mobile phones, household appliances, furniture and apparel. The LTC cash voucher scheme and the special festival advance scheme for all central government employees, will encourage them to spend on high-value items, stoking demand for such products. The LTC cash voucher scheme allows government employees, who haven’t availed it, to get fare as cash vouchers to be spent by March. An interest-free advance of ₹10,000 per employee in the form of prepaid RuPay card has also been announced to generate a demand infusion of ₹4,000 crore if all central government employees utilize it and an additional ₹4,000 crore if states match the offer and 50% of state government staff use it. The LTC cash voucher scheme will encourage spending on categories that attract a GST of 12% or more such as apparel, computers, consumer durables, smartphones, home appliances, furniture and home furnishings, beauty and personal care.

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India Inc welcomes Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement to boost demand
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India Inc welcomes Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement to boost demand

Live Mint  

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Centre to give Rs 10,000 special festival advance to all govt employees; LTC cash voucher scheme announced

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Govt to give cash vouchers to staff in lieu of LTC this year, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled new proposals to stimulate demand in the economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Addressing a press conference, Ms. Sitharaman said that she has broadly classified the proposals into two different compartments — consumer spending and capital expenditure. Consumer spending proposals The Finance Minister said that the consumer spending proposals include a LTC cash …

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Festival bonanza for central govt employees: Rs 10,000 advance to all, LTC cash voucher
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Festival bonanza for central govt employees: Rs 10,000 advance to all, LTC cash voucher

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced two schemes to incentivise consumer spending and boost the country’s GDP as part of the Centre’s fresh economic revival push. As part of increasing consumer spending, Sitharaman announced two schemes -- LTC Cash Voucher Scheme and Special Festival Advance Scheme -- to primarily benefit central government employees. Special Festival Advance scheme Sitharaman also …

Finance Minister announces govt schemes to boost consumer demand
4 years, 2 months ago

Finance Minister announces govt schemes to boost consumer demand

Op India  

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