{
  "id": 13272249,
  "title": "Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath Cabinet Approves Interest Waiver Scheme-2026 For Old Tax Dues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/uttar-pradesh-yogi-adityanath-cabinet-approves-interest-waiver-scheme",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T00:05:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/uttar-pradesh/uttar-pradesh-yogi-adityanath-cabinet-approves-interest-waiver-scheme-2026-for-old-tax-dues"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has approved the Uttar Pradesh Interest Waiver Scheme-2026, which will waive interest and penalties on outstanding tax dues up to December 31, 2025. The relief will be available for three months and will cover old outstanding dues under several tax laws, including sales tax, central sales tax, trade tax, VAT, entertainment tax, and the Uttar Pradesh Cable Television Network Rules, 1997. Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna stated that the scheme aims to provide relief to taxpayers with pending dues and encourage the settlement of old tax disputes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath Cabinet Approves Doubling Ayurveda, Unani And Homeopathy Interns’ Stipend To ₹15,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/uttar-pradesh-yogi-adityanath-cabinet-approves-doubling-ayurveda",
        "published": "2026-10-09T23:49:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}