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Why tribunals are on the chopping block

India has over 35 tribunals that look into designated legal issues and appeals

Five laws that the FM proposes to change

Experts suggest ways in which the government can make the laws more effective

Now, file tax returns on time or pay a fee

Unnecessary queries and delays in refund likely to reduce

Taxing times for the rich

Taxpayers with income of Rs 1 crore and more, currently, pay a surcharge of 15%

Debashis Basu: Why black-ka-white through stocks won't stop

Here are various reasons why laundering through the stock market is thriving

Ajay Shah: The economy's pain points

There is no alternative to deeper reforms in order to kick-start investment

Lifting rural productivity

Govt does well to abjure populism in Budget

A modest beginning

Budget provisions on political funding underwhelm

FPIs get back to buying mode, pump in Rs 2,300 cr in 3 days

Latest inflow follows a net pullout of Rs 80,310 cr from equity and debt in the past 4 months

Govt may fix 2015-16 threshold for lower corporation tax rate

Rollback of petroleum product duties likely to be considered if crude oil reaches $60-65 a barrel

Indian MNCs under MAT set for higher tax outgo

Budget provision intends to restrict MAT credit available on foreign tax credits

Tax: Be diligent in depositing TDS on rent

If you live in rented apartment and pay Rs 50k or more a month, deducting TDS has become obligatory

Contract farming law may cover all agriculture commodities

The model law will subsume contract farming from the purview of APMC Act

If govt was serious, parties wouldn't get cash donations: Prashant Bhushan

Earlier, parties could receive cash donations of up to Rs 20,000

Derek O'Brien: This Budget is a story of demonetisation

He said govt confirmed demonetisation failed else they would have given numbers of money collected

Bogus long-term capital gains by shell firms at Rs 80,000 cr: CBDT

Justifies tax on unlisted shares, to stop such firms from selling loss, LTCG; IPOs, ESOPs spared

Personal I-T base must be up before corporate tax cut: Hasmukh Adhia

1% cut in corporate income tax rate will cost Rs 18,000-19,000 crore in revenues, Adhia said

Economy to grow more than 7% in FY18, says Shaktikanta Das

Despite the global headwinds, Das said India's growth remains much stronger

Bad bank can't be supported by govt alone, says Arun Jaitley

FM said he would not like to get into a situation where eventually NPAs become a govt issue

Cap on online transaction service fee likely

Airtel payments bank charge a fee of 0.65% on all cash withdrawals above Rs 4,000 from the account