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Industry against mandatory deposit clause in tax disputes

Finance minister may make some changes to the rule today

Investment recovery still quarters away

For the June quarter, finance ministry officials and economists have pegged GDP growth between 5.2 and 5.5 per cent

DTC Bill unlikely to see the light of day

Rich tax retained due to revenue considerations: R K Tewari

Interview with Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes

Finance Bill may be amended to address retrospectivity

FM Arun Jaitley had proposed in the Budget to double the rate of capital gains tax on debt MFs to 20%

Composite foreign investment cap proposed for most sectors

The composite cap will include FDI, portfolio investments, investments by NRIs and foreign venture capital investors

WPI inflation eases to 4-month low of 5.43% in June

Food articles inflation dips to 8.14% from 9.50% last month

Fast-tracking disinvestment: Govt may hold road shows for SAIL this month

Pinning hopes on SAIL, CIL and ONGC stake sales to meet annual target

New poverty measures: Rangarajan used nutrition, spending and consumption behaviour

Says poverty estimates are reasonable

We have separately calculated urban and rural poverty lines, unlike Tendulkar: C Rangarajan

Interview with Former chairman, PM's Economic Advisory Council

April-May revenue deficit at 54% of Budget target

Higher subsidy payments could have led to the situation

GST rollout may not take-off before FY17

Contentious issues still await consensus to get needed votes for amending Constitution, apart from lengthy procedures

PMI points to boost in manufacturing

The index rose 51.5 points in June from 51.4 points in the previous month

Budget will bring a simpler tax system for businesses: Nirmala Sitharaman

Interview with Commerce minister

'FM to come out with reform measures in Budget'

Jaitley is widely expected to come out with reforms on subsidy front

Companies may get to borrow more abroad

Finance ministry is likely to go by the recommendations of a committee on liberalising external commercial borrowings, headed by M S Sahoo

Modi factor pushes up CII business confidence index

Expectation of higher economic growth in the current year is rooted in optimism about the overall demand situation

Stoke growth or go for fiscal prudence?

Jaitley gets contrasting advice from economists, who're also not so bothered about impact of the trade-offs

SEBI demands tax concessions on real estate investment trusts

Seeks clarity on taxation of FIIs in infrastructure corporate bonds

Govt anticipation on food prices

Availability not a current problem but one could emerge from September, given supply-side issues, which is why Delhi is being pro-active, say officials