Chief Minister Pinarai Vijayan said in the Assembly on Monday that the government would take action, without any lenience, against anti-national activities, terrorism and extremism in the State in collaboration with Central agencies.
CPI (M) member of Lok Sabha P. K. Biju tops the list of members from Kerala who have participated the maximum number of debates in the House.
If one thing that casts doubts about LDF government’s resolve to fight corruption and black money in the revised Budget for 2016-17, it is the proposal to hike stamp duty on registration of land sale deeds from six to eight per cent.
Officials of the General Administration Department has not complied with the order of the State Information Commission to provide documents relating to Cabinet decisions under the Right to Information Act.
News in brief
Noisy scenes
Noisy scenes in the Assembly over alleged leak of Budget proposals in the social media.
Opposition Leader Ramesh Chennithala alleged that the sanctity of the Budget is lost and Opposition members staged protest in the House.
The Congress-led Opposition later boycotted the remaining part of the presentation.
Tax on solar devices
Solar installations will attract only one per cent tax. This will have retrospective effect from April 2013 when the tax for solar devices were reduced. However, installation did not get the benefit as 14.5 per cent tax on works contract applied.
Natural Rubber
Exemption announced for natural rubber and its variants by previous government for the period from 20th December 2014 to 31st March 2015 will be given effect by incorporating provisions for that in the Finance Act.
