The Union Government has announced revised rates of interest on Small Savings Schemes for the First Quarter of 2017-18 to bring them somewhat closer to market rates https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=17761 Union Government reduced Small Savings Scheme interest rates by 0.1 percentage points across the board while exempting the Post Office Savings Account, aiming to align rates with market levels and improve rate transmission; the change is presented as protecting small savers including girl child and senior citizen focussed schemes. en-us Sat, 01 Apr 2017 11:49:04 +0530 Sat, 01 Apr 2017 11:49:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator The Union Government has announced revised rates of interest on Small Savings Schemes for the First Quarter of 2017-18 to bring them somewhat closer to market rates https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=17761 Union Government reduced Small Savings Scheme interest rates by 0.1 percentage points across the board while exempting the Post Office Savings Account, aiming to align rates with market levels and improve rate transmission; the change is presented as protecting small savers including girl child and senior citizen focussed schemes. News - Sat, 01 Apr 2017 11:49:04 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=17761