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Reforms have been slower than I expected: S Hafeez Rahman

Interview with Director-General, ADB (South Asia)

Micro branches to cater to rural areas

Expenditure cap to narrow fiscal gap

Rule on not exceeding a third of year's allocation in final three months will limit departments' spending, given the slow pace till now

Negative list is no plus for GST

Central Sales Tax compensation is now main subject of dispute between the Centre and states

Excise net may cover more goods

Now, ATMs can advertise financial products

Budget team: Mix of old & new faces

For all five secretaries in the finance ministry, this will be the first Budget in their existing capacity

To raise or not to raise, that is the question

Experts want increase but industry chambers wave inflation red flag

The making of the Union Budget

More businesses may come under excise duty net

Finance ministry considers lowering levy threshold

New step to cut transfer pricing disputes

Advance Pricing Agreements may allow MNCs bilateral tax deals with India and the country where their group firm is based

CAD is not as big a problem as some think it is: Kaushik Basu

Interview with Chief Economic Advisor

Mauritius wants more sops under tax treaty

Next phase of village banking likely to start

To cover 120,000 habitations with 1,000-2,000 population

10-yr-old tax evasion cases may reopen

Greater focus on international transactions

Reality show hosts, IPL players in tax net

We are realistic on the expenditure front: Sumit Bose

Interview with Expenditure Secretary

Markets need time to understand the full implications: R Gopalan

Interview with Economic affairs secretary

Negative list to reduce litigation: S K Goel

Interview with Chairman, Central Board of Excise & Customs

Negative list won't add much to govt's revenue