Page 20 - Indivjal Dhasmana

Rice, wheat inflation continue to rise contrary to overall inflation

The retail inflation rate in wheat rose to 19.67 per cent in November from 17.64 per cent in October

Budget 2023: How technology may help achieve the impossible trinity

Experts have requested FM Sitharaman for a cut in income tax rates, increase in expenditure, and fiscal consolidation

Capital, consumer goods output under pressure as demand, investments slow

Segments are yet to recover from pre-covid period of 2019-20 when the economy started slowing down

Those selling products at market rate can't claim charitable status: ITAT

Hospital's appeal against income tax department rejected; it is a private company that turned into a non-profit

MPC ups inflation projection for Q3 and Q4, keeps it at 6.7% for full FY23

Panel cuts economic growth forecast by 20 bps to 6.8% for the year; Q3 lowered by 20 bps and Q4 by 40 bps

GST superstructure lacks some basic features even after 5 years

Currently, there is no appellate mechanism in place for rulings by the GST authorities and a group of ministers is deliberating on it

Rice production, telecom subscribers pull down GDP growth in Q2 FY23

Steel consumption, commercial vehicle sales and some other sectors help economy

Rural distress harming MSMEs, pulling down manufacturing: Economists

Government's PLI schemes can help manufacturing and reduce import dependence in some sectors, say some experts

Centre's fiscal deficit touches 45.6% of Budget target till October

With the GDP numbers out, the deficit stood at 4.7 per cent of GDP in the first six months of FY23

GDP growth may have beaten MPC's estimate of 6.3% in Q2: Economists

Growth numbers for the second quarter of the current financial year are scheduled to be out today

Budget 2023-24 should clear confusion over options for personal income tax

From 2020-21 onwards, the Budget gave an option of a lower personal income tax regime to those earning up to Rs 15 lakh, provided they forgo some exemptions

India-UK FTA:'Mustn't hurriedly wrap negotiations with artificial deadline'

UK India Business Council MD lists four "Ps" to explains why he is confident the deal will happen

Telangana HC slams 'mechanical way' of issuing GST show cause notice

Court says notice for cancelling registration should not be sent out in cavalier manner

CCI to look into anti-profiteering steps under GST, replace NAA from Dec

The decision comes at a time when 50-odd cases against the constitutional validity of NAA have been clubbed and are being heard in the Delhi High Court

CBIC not to file review petition in SC for restoring IGST on ocean freight

Ocean freight is the cost incurred through an agreement between two foreign parties to ship goods to India

SC dismisses GUVNL's appeal for termination of PPA with Lanco Infratech

GUVNL had terminated the agreement for the solar power plant over the commencement of liquidation proceedings against LANCO Infratech Ltd (owner of the power plant)

GDP growth may have beaten MPC estimate of 6.3% in Q2, say most economists

The GDP numbers for the second quarter of the current financial year are scheduled to be out by this month end

Supreme Court to set up separate special Bench to hear tax matters

Abhishek Rastogi said the Bench would be useful to expedite the matters and would also ensure that a lot of matters on the same issue were clubbed and placed in one single Bench

Community health centres lack 80% of health specialists needed: RBI data

Social sector expenditure by states increased sharply during two years worst hit by the coronavirus

Works under SBM to attract GST if not done for govts, authorities: AAR

Work done for State Urban Development Agency under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and Mission Nirmal Bangla would not be exempt from GST, according to the state Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR)