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Where's FM Sitharaman, asks Opposition as PM Modi holds pre-Budget meet

Bhupender Yadav and Arun Singh, and party's spokesperson on economic affairs, Gopal Krishna Agarwal were among those who attended the meeting

Budget maths won't be hit if oil is below $70 a barrel, say analysts

Oil sank to the lowest level in a month after shedding all of its gains from the US-Iran clash

Target-driven approach to infra building important enabler for growth

The Centre's mega-infrastructure plan may founder on a poor enabling environment as much as the availability of finance

Budget 2020: I-T Act may allow seizure of trustees' personal assets

The new provision is likely to come in Budget next month

Do not want businesses to shut, will help revive: Sitharaman to India Inc

Addressing industry representatives, Sitharaman said India's macro-economic indicators were on a solid footing

Budget 2020: FM to meet stakeholders today, seek inputs to boost growth

Industry bodies have demanded that income up to Rs 5 lakh should be exempt from tax for individual taxpayers from the current Rs 2.5 lakh to spur demand for goods and services.

Budget wish list: Electronics and tech industry urges FM to raise MEIS rate

Sector players say Commerce ministry move to halve MEIS to 2% goes against national goal to export 100 million handsets worth $110 billion every year by 2025

FM directs CBI to use director identification number in notices to bankers

PSBs may report fraud through e-filing of FIRs on a designated email address of CBI

LIC pays Rs 2,611 cr dividend to govt, generated Rs 53,214.41 cr in 2018-19

LIC Chairman M R Kumar handed over the cheque to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in presence of Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar and Special Secretary Debasish Panda

FM Nirmala Sitharaman to hold review meeting with PSB chiefs on Saturday

Sitharaman will also discuss with PSBs the prospects of launching RuPay credit cards, a move that was recently announced by SBI Card

New Kuwait Cabinet appoints Gulf's first female finance minister

As finance minister, Mariam Al-Aqeel automatically heads the country's sovereign wealth fund, Kuwait Investment Authority

Centre releases over Rs 35,000 crore relief to states ahead of GST meet

The payment was pending since August, drawing protests from states, particularly non-BJP ruled ones

Name inadvertently mentioned as head of GoM on IGST, says Sitharaman

She said that while she was meeting states regarding GST compensation issue, "there was a confusion", that Nirmala Sitharaman has withdrawn from a GoM

Corporate tax for firms with over Rs 400 crore turnover to be cut gradually

Arun Jaitley, as finance minister last year, had cut the corporate income tax rate to 25 per cent for companies with a turnover of up to Rs 250 crore

The sound of silence

Rahul Bajaj said nothing new but the govt should listen all the same

Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi visit ex-Finance Minister Chidambaram in Tihar jail

He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the money laundering case on October 16 and is in judicial custody till November 27 under the order of a trial court.

What does tax buoyancy indicate and how does it impact tax devolution?

Poor responsiveness of tax collection to economic growth poses new challenges for norms on sharing taxes with the states

Cabinet approves strategic sale of govt stake in BPCL, 4 other CPSEs

Govt's strategic divestment of BPCL will exclude Numaligarh Refinery; management control to be transferred to strategic buyer

Govt to wrap up sale of Air India, BPCL by March 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman

The finance minister stated the strategic disinvestment of the two state-run companies is critical for the government to meet its disinvestment target of Rs 1 trillion for the current fiscal year

FM holds first of a series of meetings with CAs, traders on simplifying GST

The finance minister assured the stakeholders that their suggestions on simplification of GST filing will be implemented soon, Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey said after the meeting