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FM backs IMF view on pandemic, urges universal applicability of Covid jabs

Says burden of economic transformation to a low carbon world is disproportionately higher for emerging market, developing and low-income economies

GST: Firms challenge constitutional validity of arrest rules in top court

Counsel for companies raises concerns about whether or not well accepted, judicially tested, fair and proper procedures are being followed during such arrests

A deep dive into the labour codes and what they have in store for India Inc

The rules relating to these codes, finalised by the union labour ministry, are silent on several concerns of Indian enterprises and other stakeholders

IMF scales up India's FY22 GDP growth forecast to 12.5%; experts unsure

The Fund's projection suggests India would again become the world's fastest-growing large economy

India hosts summit of BRICS Finance Ministers, central bank heads virtually

In separate meeting with Kerry, FM emphasises on increasing fund flows from developed to developing nations to battle climate change

Manufacturing PMI falls to 7-month low in March as Covid cases rise

Employment declined in March, says report as central bank's committee meets for monetary policy.

Poonam Gupta to head NCAER as its first woman director general

Succeeds Shekhar Shah who has led NCAER since 2011 and will complete his second five year term in early May

New ITR forms aligned with changes in Finance Act: Check details here

Presumptive taxation provisions allow companies below a threshold to not keep detailed accounts of books.

'Was an oversight': Govt drops reduction in interest rates on small savings

Government had announced a cut in small savings rates by 50-100 basis points for the first quarter of the new financial year.

Rate cut on small savings: Elections, WEF report linked to fastest recall

West Bengal leads the annual state wise table of contribution to small savings at 15.09 per cent. For the year FY18, Tamil Nadu is fifth in the small savings pecking order at 4.8 per cent

Tamil Nadu AAAR clears air over GST on vouchers, says taxable on redemption

As such, GST would be imposed on goods and services bought through vouchers

All-round contraction in core sectors leads to 4.6% fall in overall index

May sharpen decline in IIP in Feb

World Bank ups FY22 GDP growth projection for India by 4.7 percentage pts

Pegs economic growth at 10.1%, also gives range of 7.5-12.5% given Covid-induced uncertainty

Pay structure of employees won't change as Centre defers new wage code

Move due to ongoing elections and states not coming out with their own rules on the codes

Finance Act fails to address industry concerns over equalisation levy

Experts say levy will cause compliance problems for taxpayers, having come so late. Companies will have to do a lot of adjustments in their own systems while trying to comply with this newly clarified

N K Singh bats for health DFI, moving sector to concurrent list

'Health is not part of the concurrent list. In light of the pandemic, it's high time we move health as a subject in the concurrent list,' said N K Singh at an event

Govt mandates companies to disclose investments in cryptocurrencies

Govt asks companies to also reveal CSR spend, benami property transactions from FY22

Amendments to the Finance Bill 2021 plug tax loophole in slump sale

Amendments to the finance Bill, 2021, say that fair market value (FMV) will be taken as consideration of the sale

GST technical glitches behind input tax credit frauds: CAG report

CAG recommended fixing a definite time frame for rolling out simplified GST return forms

Let states come and discuss tax on fuel in GST Council meeting: FM

I would be glad to be having this on the agenda and discuss it. I have no issues. Let the states come and discuss it, she said in the Lok Sabha.