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Indivjal Dhasmana, a senior associate editor at Business Standard, writes on macroeconomics, taxes, and political economy. He has over three decades of experience in various fields of journalism.
Indivjal Dhasmana, a senior associate editor at Business Standard, writes on macroeconomics, taxes, and political economy. He has over three decades of experience in various fields of journalism.
The row over depriving southern states of their share picks up steam with Karnataka Congress leaders' protest
Malhotra speaks of the Paytm probe, goods and services tax on online gaming companies, and revenue projections
Customs duty collection may go up if global activities improve but targets can be pegged on the basis of trends only, he says
'No extension of concessional corporation tax rate for new manufacturing units'
Personal income tax is the only tax that was shown to collect more in RE for this financial year
The Interim Budget had assumed nominal GDP growth of 10.5 per cent of GDP, but First Advance Estimates placed it at 8.9 per cent
RE for CGST may be higher than BE for FY24 in Interim Budget
India is still not the first choice for foreign tourists and operators because it levies higher taxes and Southeast Asian countries promote themselves more
Tax buoyancy measures change in tax growth as a result of GDP expansion. Buoyancy at more than one means the GDP growth rate has led to a higher increase in tax receipts
Interest payments, subsidies account for big chunk of outlays
The court held that anti profiteering provisions pertain to commensurate reduction of prices when gst rates are reduced or due to input tax credit and hence these provisions are in public interest
The Interim Budget due on February 1, 2024, will include a Vote on Account to ensure that the government's expenditure does not get affected in view of the Lok Sabha elections
However, direct tax collections rose higher than economic growth during FY23
Sector struggling to recover from effects of pandemic created 1.6 mn jobs in 2023
GST and input tax credit applicable for company's payment to canteen service provider not recovered from employees
This was despite the real gross domestic product (GDP) being projected to grow by 7.3 per cent in the current financial year by the first advance estimates
This happened because inflation, as viewed by GDP deflators, is expected to be quite lower than initially projected for first time, contrary to what had happened ahead of 3 previous interim Budgets
RE for mop-up could be higher than BE as collections cross 80% of FY24 target
National Democratic Alliance governments have not compromised on capex for fiscal consolidation so far, at least in their concluding years
The Budget had assumed nominal GDP to grow 10.5 per cent during 2023-24, but advance estimates have projected it to expand by just 8.9 per cent