By Ravi Dutta Mishra New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das recently cautioned against “cherry-picking” of data, subtly arguing against the former Chief Economic Adviser’s paper, but neither was Arvind Subramanian’s paper the…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, June 30 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her maiden budget speech on July 5 should give a short and stern message to the heads of three government-owned general insurers to…
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Come July 5 and India Inc’s clamour for stimulus measures to boost consumption growth might just fall on deaf ears as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to…
By Rajesh Patil, Rakhi Thakkar & Bhavishi Vichhi With Budget 2019-20 to be announced in a couple of weeks, taxpayers are expecting to receive various tax incentives from the Finance Minister, considering that this will…
By Anjana Das New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Parliament is likely to start discussion on the General Budget on July 8 while voting on Demands for Grants is likely between July 11-17 as the Narendra…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Department of Post can expect to be allocated more funds from the Budget for a facelift that includes improvement of postal operations and promotion of philately, upgrading bureaus, innovative…
Chennai, June 29 (IANS) Focus on UDAN scheme; reduction or removal of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) tax; a single Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate for hotels and tourism sectors; tax rebates for people; higher…
By Peeyush Naidu New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Transportation infrastructure and allied services are critical growth engines for propelling India’s rise as an economic superpower. While the public sector has played a dominant role in…
By Mahesh Iyer New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The travel and tourism industry is a crucial contributor to the growth of the Indian economy with a powerful multiplier impact on employment generation and we are…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The government should ensure adequate liquidity into NBFCs, provide investment incentives and cut corporate tax rates for revival in the economic growth and creation of new entrepreneurial opportunities, industry body…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Raising concerns over the survival of solar modules manufacturers, the All India Solar Industries Association (AISIA) in its pre-Budget recommendations has called for providing incentives, such as subsidies for power,…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) has recommended to the government to accord priority status to the healthcare sector in the upcoming budget. Sangita Reddy, Senior…
By Peeyush Naidu Transportation infrastructure and allied services are critical growth engines for propelling India’s rise as an economic superpower. While the public sector has played a dominant role in investing in infrastructure creation, the…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to correct an error in cigarette taxation under the new tax regime, which did not account…
By Arindam Guha New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Agriculture continues to be one of the largest livelihood and employment generating sector in the country, with over 50 per cent of the population deployed in it….
By Anjana Das New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The 10 per cent long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax imposed on profit above Rs 1 lakh in the last Budget will, in all probability, continue in this…
Subhash Narayan New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Even as the government finances are stretched over slower revenue collections and higher than expected expenditure commitments in a slowing economy, the Centre is likely to increase its…
By Simon George To ensure better market access for farmers across the country, we suggest creation of One India Agriculture Market. Faster uptake of the Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (APLM) Act 2017 is needed…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Industry body FICCI has recommended the government raise the tax exemption on preventive health check-up from the current Rs 5,000 per person to Rs 20,000 and also sought the “national…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents her first Union Budget on July 5, speculation are rife about the steps in several sectors ranging from income tax to agriculture. The interim…