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Government to name MPC nominees soon

It is important that this framework is in place. I'm working very hard to get this in place before I leave, Rajan had said

Only four banks in the fray for Suuti mandate

Centre rejects 6 others for conditional bids; no foreign entity in final shortlist

July retail inflation highest in 19 months

CPI-based inflation in July stood at 6.1%, compared with 5.8% in June and 3.7% in July last year

Meeting fiscal deficit target for FY17 a challenge, says government

MTEF stated the Indian economy was showing 'bright' near-term prospects, and that macro-economic stability has improved

FRBM panel for combining Centre, states' deficit targets

If combined, there is expected to be a huge reset in fiscal deficit targets

New norms to appraise publicly funded schemes

New norms empower the central ministries by allowing ministers to approve expenditure proposals of up to Rs 500 crore, as against the earlier limit of Rs 150 crore

Govt firm on April 1 deadline for GST

Jaitley's team sees limited impact on inflation, says software will be ready in three-four months

What states are saying now is not the last word: Arvind Subramanian

He added that the states have not done serious calculations and are understandably nervous about the unknown

GST could lead to 8%-plus yearly growth: Shaktikanta Das

Interview with Economic affairs secretary

All you need to know about the GST Constitutional Amendment Bill

A primer on the issues surrounding the GST Bill and what its passage will mean

Different route for SUUTI stake sale?

The new central public sector enterprise exchange-traded fund could also contain bank or insurance stocks in its basket

Govt seeks nod to spend additional Rs 1.03 lakh cr

Jaitley sought Rs 38 cr for payment against international arbitration for cases like those involving Vodafone's tax dispute

Budget process set for a makeover

Scrapping Plan and non-Plan classifications necessitates the change

Jaitley pitches for GST ahead of House discussion

The government has listed the GST Constitution amendment Bill for discussion and passage in the Rajya Sabha for next week

Apr-Jun fiscal deficit at 61% of FY17 target

This indicates a greater frontloading of expenditure this time, plus below-par non-tax revenue receipts

Pay Commission arrears to be paid at one go

In June, the Cabinet had approved recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission on pay and pensions for the central government's 4.7-mn employees and 5.3-mn pensioners

Revenue department, IRS officers at loggerheads

Formal resolution against revenue secretary for disciplinary rap on Income Tax officer; department livid and Jaitley issues warning on breach of conduct rules

Govt plans greater role in RBI's debt mkt operations

Middle office to actively advise RBI on weekly borrowings

Headway on key GST issues, but sore points remain

Whiff of consensus on scrapping 1% tax on inter-state goods movement

5-year inflation target to be notified soon

Target likely to remain four per cent, with a band of plus or minus two percentage points