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Finance Ministry may review tax regime on long-term capital gains
Gains from transactions in shares held for less than 12 months are short-term capital gains
 "Finance Ministry may review tax regime on long-term capital gains")
Budget 2017: Last stretch or a turning point?
Post demonetisation, expectations of measures to boost demand are high: Gautam Chhaochharia
 "Budget 2017: Last stretch or a turning point?")
Sebi wishlist for Budget 2017: Here are the key points
The regulator has recommended lowering the STT for tax trading
 "Sebi wishlist for Budget 2017: Here are the key points")
Budget 2017: Exceed PAN limit to Rs 5 lakh, jewellery industry to FM
Industry also urged government to reduce import duty on gold to at least 5%
Note ban distress leaves scant room for giveaways in Budget 2017
Jaitley is under pressure to offer tax giveaways and step up capital and welfare spending
 "Note ban distress leaves scant room for giveaways in Budget 2017")
Fiscal consolidation: FRBM Panel offers little spending space to govt
CEA in dissent note observes main focus of Centre should be primary deficit, not fiscal deficit
 "Fiscal consolidation: FRBM Panel offers little spending space to govt")
No schemes can be announced for poll-bound states in Budget, EC warns govt
Finance Minister's speech should not refer to the government's achievements in these states either
Fiscal deficit touches 4.3% of GDP in FY16: SBI Research
Report also says the Government's fourth budget is likely to make a sweeping recast of direct taxes
 "Fiscal deficit touches 4.3% of GDP in FY16: SBI Research")
Rathin Roy: Fiscal policy and the India growth story
It is time we focused more on inclusive medium-term fiscal policy
L&T, Reliance, M&M bet on higher defence budget
These players expect orders for the manufacture of various defence equipments
 "L&T, Reliance, M&M bet on higher defence budget")
FinMin pushes ministries to raise cash via bonds
The yields on the 10-year bond is now around 6.50%
 "FinMin pushes ministries to raise cash via bonds")
Veil of secrecy on reports to FinMin
Infrastructure companies' representatives, tax experts want 4th report of Lohia panel be made public
 "Veil of secrecy on reports to FinMin")
Solar subsidies likely to end, sops for manufacturing on anvil
Government is moving fast to give direct subsidies to solar panel manufacturing
 "Solar subsidies likely to end, sops for manufacturing on anvil")
Plea to defer Budget dismissed
The court said there were divisions of subjects, Union, state and concurrent in the Constitution
 "Plea to defer Budget dismissed")
Budget 2017: EC bars govt from announcing schemes for poll-bound states
Polls in UP, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Punjab and Goa will be held between February 4 and March 8
 "Budget 2017: EC bars govt from announcing schemes for poll-bound states")
Off the rails
Govt can't give railway safety a short shrift
 "Off the rails")
Oil & gas: Budget 2017-18 wish list
FDI inflows into the sector totalled $6.7 billion in FY16
 "Oil & gas: Budget 2017-18 wish list")
Statsguru: Taking stock of railways
In his last Budget, Suresh Prabhu, set an ambitious target for capital expenditure
 "Statsguru: Taking stock of railways")
FRBM panel to relax FY18 fiscal deficit target to 3-3.5%: BofA-ML report
The N K Singh panel is expected to submit the new fiscal consolidation roadmap report on Monday
 "FRBM panel to relax FY18 fiscal deficit target to 3-3.5%: BofA-ML report")
Budget may levy new cess to provide social security to coolies
It will cover around 20,000 railway coolies under social security schemes run by the EPFO
 "Budget may levy new cess to provide social security to coolies")