The body also asked for refund of state levies like VAT, sales tax on petroleum products, Octroi and electricity duty
Credit Suisse had earlier estimated that India's GDP will grow at 6.9 per cent rate in the next financial year
Headline excise and service tax rates might not change but select sectors could get tax sops and tax holidays
Investments in existing and brownfield units to be focus of discussion
Ananlysis shows that govt spending has always risen in the 2 yrs leading up to a general election
In a survey, 65% people voted in favour of moratorium on new passenger trains
After the recent rise in the market, fund mangers have turned cautious in the short-term
Increase in freight rates is on account of de-regulation in the diesel prices for bulk consumers such as Railways
Experts say FM should walk his talk by reducing fiscal deficit to targeted levels but without hurting growth
The party said there have been no new announcements in the Railway Budget and expressed apprehensions on the expansion plans of the Railways, saying it is based on the assumptions of external funding
Auto companies see sales of small cars dwindling contrary to popular belief that
State govt earmarks Rs 2000 cr in budget for implementation of food security scheme
Chidambaram claims only half the 2.8 million deductees file tax returns
Propose higher slab rate for those earning Rs 15 lakh a year as part of steps to bring fiscal deficit to 4.8% in FY14
Exemptions available u/s 80P to cooperatives may extend to such organisations