{"id":179457,"date":"1998-03-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1998-03-24T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/introduction-of-a-bill-to-continue-the-existing-rates-of-income-tax-on-25-march-1998"},"modified":"2015-10-26T03:52:34","modified_gmt":"2015-10-25T22:22:34","slug":"introduction-of-a-bill-to-continue-the-existing-rates-of-income-tax-on-25-march-1998","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/introduction-of-a-bill-to-continue-the-existing-rates-of-income-tax-on-25-march-1998","title":{"rendered":"Introduction Of A Bill To Continue The Existing Rates Of Income-Tax &#8230; on 25 March, 1998"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Lok Sabha Debates<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Introduction Of A Bill To Continue The Existing Rates Of Income-Tax &#8230; on 25 March, 1998<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>                                          &gt;Title:\t Introduction of a bill to continue the existing rates of income-tax for the  financial year 1998-99.    13.50 hrs. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"marker_ref\" href=\"\/search\/?formInput=MR.%20SPEAKER\">MR. SPEAKER<\/a>: Item No.9 &#8211; the Finance Minister to move for leave to introduce the Finance Bill, 1998. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"marker_ref\" href=\"\/search\/?formInput=THE%20MINISTER%20OF%20FINANCE%20\">THE MINISTER OF FINANCE <\/a>(<a class=\"marker_ref\" href=\"\/search\/?formInput=SHRI%20YASHWANT%20SINHA\">SHRI YASHWANT SINHA<\/a>): Sir, I beg to move for leave to introduce a Bill to continue the existing rates of income-tax for the financial year 1998-99. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"marker_ref\" href=\"\/search\/?formInput=MR.%20SPEAKER%3A%20The%20question%20is\">MR. SPEAKER: The question is<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That leave be granted to introduce a Bill to continue the existing rates of income-tax for the financial year 1998-99.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The motion was adopted.\n<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"marker_ref\" href=\"\/search\/?formInput=SHRI%20YASHWANT%20SINHA\">SHRI YASHWANT SINHA<\/a>: I introduce*** the Bill.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; <\/p>\n<p>* Also placed in the Library. See No. LT-19\/98 <\/p>\n<p>** Published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 2, dated 25.3.98 <\/p>\n<p>*** Introduced with the recommendation of the President. <\/p>\n<p>The House is adjourned to meet again at 11 A.M. tomorrow 26th March, 1998. <\/p>\n<p>14.15 hrs. <\/p>\n<p>The Lok Sabha then adjourned till Eleven of the Clock on <\/p>\n<p>Thursday, March 26, 1998 \/ Chaitra 5, 1920 (Saka) <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lok Sabha Debates Introduction Of A Bill To Continue The Existing Rates Of Income-Tax &#8230; on 25 March, 1998 &gt;Title: Introduction of a bill to continue the existing rates of income-tax for the financial year 1998-99. 13.50 hrs. \u00a0 MR. 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