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Cabinet to take up early Budget presentation, merger today

Once approved, it will set in motion the process of the biggest overhaul in the budgeting process

We are ready to present Budget even 4 weeks in advance: Shaktikanta Das

Interview of Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das

Budget merger: Railway autonomy to stay

Rail, FinMin officials discussing issues like pension, dividend, budgetary support

GST Council falters on service tax control

Makes headway in area-based exemptions, approves procedural rules

Govt starts biggest ever overhaul of Budget

The 2017-18 Union Budget is likely to be read on the last day of January

FinMin pitching for Jan 31 Budget

The final decision on the Budget date will be taken by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs

After 92 years, Rail Budget is history

Cabinet okays advancing Budget date; Plan expenditure classification to go

September retail inflation cools to 13-month low

Food inflation was 3.88%, down from 5.91% in August; makes room for more rate cut

PSU staff may form trusts to buy stake

The employee options in primary market divestments have fallen woefully short of the 5 per cent quota

Highest-ever Apr to Sept divestment proceeds at Rs 21K cr

Proceeds so far for April-September are already at 37 per cent of the combined target and 58 per cent of the minority stake sale and buyback target.

Govt notifies Monetary Policy Committee

The MPC has been tasked with deciding benchmark interest rates, something which the RBI governor used to decide till now

Draft law for financial firm's insolvency suggests setting up of Resolution Corp

Govt clears 11 FDI proposals worth Rs 2,325 crore

Finance ministry sources said among the proposals cleared, Sharekhan would attract foreign investment of Rs 2,060 crore

We didn't want Inspector Raj with dual-control situation: Amit Mitra

Interview with Finance minister, West Bengal

GST Council settles exemption, control issues

Rates, compensation to be thrashed out in future meetings

Moody's comment on rating upgrade riles government

'Giving ruling before arguments starts' takes away relevance of meeting with rating agency

FinMin seeks early GDP estimates, MoSPI says no

Latter to share data informally, but will release advance estimates after Budget

External debt grows 2% in March; short-term debt falls

Eyeing ratings upgrade, Finance Ministry to list out economic achievements to Moody's

Officials say that the case for a ratings upgrade has been the strongest in years, given the various actions on the economic and fiscal front

India stumbles on bilateral treaty talks

This has led to negotiations slowing down and signing of BITs, with India's major global partners taking more time than previously anticipated