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One can only guess what the Budget has in store as select officials are quarantined, secrecy is ensured before the Budget day
Currently, the tariff duty applicable on import of copper cathode is 5% ad valorem, while copper concentrate attracts no duty
FM expected to push fiscal consolidation through spending cuts while looking to increase revenues to ward off the threat of a credit rating ...
Higher income-tax rate for earning Rs 15 lakh and above
Ahead of the budget, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today held consultations with Reserve Bank Governor Duvvuri Subbarao here.
Final norms remove bar on sectors; applications to be accepted till July 1
Corporates aspiring for banking licences believe this move will change the face of the financial services industry
The challenge for Chidambaram would be to keep every constituent happy, arrest decelerating economic growth and bring down fiscal deficit to ...
The Budget takes six months to prepare, and encompasses every branch of government
Tackling the bloated fiscal deficit will be the centrepiece of Chidambaram's presentation to Parliament on Thursday, say officials
Auto companies see sales of small cars dwindling contrary to popular belief that
Sort out issues at plants-level itself, Assocham tells state
Worried by the automobile industry's performance, Siam has called for government intervention
Currently, business losses can be forwarded only for a minimum of 10 yrs
State govt announces tax sops to facilitate for industry to recover from current crises
State govt earmarks Rs 2000 cr in budget for implementation of food security scheme
Parliamentary committee says there is no reason why the Tax Department cannot make broad estimates of interest liability on tax refunds
Personal disposable income in India grew by 15-21% in nominal terms a year between 2008-09 and 2011-12
'The government should focus more on high growth as the higher levy on super rich could affect the investors' sentiment'
An equitable tax regime makes more sense than debates over whether the rich should pay more
State finance ministers are relying on Central transfers rather than their own tax efforts to bridge their deficits
