Tag: Reform
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HKSAR Chief Executive Calls on Voters to Support Reform Initiatives
HKSAR chief executive urges voters to cast ballots to advance reforms news.cgtn.com LegCo: Hong Kong votes in election as city mourns deadly fire BBC Hong Kong votes in legislative election after deadly fire The Hindu Hong Kong votes in ‘patriots only’ polls amid anger over deadly fire Al Jazeera Voting for HKSAR’s 8th-term LegCo election kicks off news.cgtn.com Source link
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Transforming Islamic Home Financing: A Call for Reform in Malaysia
Islamic home finance in Malaysia was introduced in the 1980s with high expectations. It promised to create a system free from riba (usury), gharar (harmful uncertainty), and ẓulm (injustice) for 20.6 million Malaysian Muslims. Four decades on, the original vision of Islamic home finance as an ethical, risk-sharing alternative compliant to Islamic law Sharia is…
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Finance Minister: Customs Simplification to Drive Next Major Reform
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. File | Photo Credit: Moorthy G. Ahead of Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday (December 6, 2025) said the simplification of customs would be the next big reform agenda for the government. During the current financial year, the government undertook reforms such as rate rationalisation and simplification of…
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Finance Minister Predicts Major Customs Reform Ahead
New Delhi: Ahead of Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the simplification of customs would be the next big reform agenda for the government.During the current financial year, the government undertook reforms such as rate rationalisation and simplification of the income tax and Goods and Services Tax (GST) in a bid to…
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HTLS 2025: Nirmala Sitharaman Highlights Customs Reform as a Key Priority
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday that the government’s next focus of reforms includes an overhaul of the custom duty system. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on December 6, 2025. (HT Photo) “We made sure that income tax is no longer a tiresome exercise,” she cited as…