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Bollywood actress and Member of Parliament Hema Malini performs `Laxmi Puja' at the Bombay Stock Exchange during the Diwali festival. Photo: Sebastian D'Souza/AFP/Getty Images


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6. MAJOR FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS:

  • Setting up of the Competition Commission; Amendments to Companies Act, Fiscal Responsibilities, and Securitisation Act for creditors' security.
  • Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction to be repealed. Computerisation of Customs interface.
  • Stable tax regime. Only 3 rates of indirect tax. Trade facilitation measures introduced.
  • Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 provides a liberal regime; forex procedures eased.
  • Stocks can be sold on the without prior approval.
  • Profits, dividends and capital investment can be repatriated.
  • Royalties can be paid by wholly owned arms to parent companies.
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