Page 512 - Budget 2026 News
India Inc takes tax hikes in its stride
CORPORATE SECTOR: Service tax, excise increases to be passed on to consumers leading to an inflationary Budget
Pay more for cars, bikes
AUTOMOBILES: Prices of all cars slated to rise by a minimum two per cent
Oil firms to gain from higher subsidies
OIL AND GAS: An extra Rs 15,000-cr oil subsidy will help cash-strapped oil marketing companies
Rate cut hope dashed on fiscal concern
BORROWINGS & INTEREST RATES: Banks may face MTM losses as bond yields harden
Vodafone back to square one
INCOME TAX LAW: Experts call the move unconstitutional say will drive away foreign investors
Strong push for VCs
VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS: A Rs 5,000-crore India Opportunities Venture Fund with Sidbi to be set up
Duty rejig fails to impress players
CEMENT: Manufactures divided on likely impact of new measures
Excise changes should aid cigarette makers
TOBACCO: However, duty rise may fuel evasion, says industry
MFIs want government to walk the talk on Bill
FINANCIAL REFORMS: Bill likely to supersede the Andhra Pradesh Act, recognise RBI as regulator
Ajit Ranade: Neither too cruel, nor too kind
Pragmatism, perseverance, patience, persistence - and a lot of detailed work
Higher customs duty to help contain import inflow
GOLD: Tariff on gold, platinum doubled duty raised across jewellery-based products
Fiscal situation alone won't determine RBI's stance
VIEW FROM MINT ROAD: High crude oil prices pose risk to inflation
Textile millers count gains
TEXTILES: Duty reductions, concessions, other aid gladden sector
Some respite for steel makers
STEEL: Tariff up, imports costlier, enabling firms here to raise prices
Tariff ends on waste paper
PAPER: Newsprint producers, packaging firms to benefit excise up, retail prices to rise
Govt to infuse Rs 15,888 cr into banks
BANK RECAPITALISATION: May set up a financial holding
In power, FM works on fuel & financing
POWER: Industry says FM bandaging small cuts of a sector suffering from multiple fractures
Slew of Bills lined up
FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS: Process on for independent Debt Management Office