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Will wait for a 'normal year' before taking a call: Sitharaman on LTCG tax

Stock market benchmark indices had tanked by over 2.5% on the budget day last Saturday. Experts opined that investors were peeved at the absence of any action on LTCG and the shift on DDT.

FinMin working on FRDI Bill but not sure when it will be tabled, says FM

The FRDI Bill seeks to offer a bail-in clause to banks, which many fear will be detrimental to depositors

Speaking volumes

No one dissed Ms Sitharaman, with many opposition MPs swarming around her in concern as she faded out with two pages to read

Stay the course

FC's final report should mirror the interim award

FM introduces 'Vivad Se Vishwas' Bill in LS to settle direct tax disputes

It will not apply to prosecution cases under PMLA or IPC

The great expectations challenge

Instead of grand visions and big announcements, the Budget should have focused on managing expectations around the current economic cycle

Top-down Budget

A whole host of Budget announcements has a distinct imprint of the Prime Minister

Budget meets slowdown: Govt's challenge on Feb 1 is to revive demand

What the Budget does to revive demand will determine if the economy can shrug off slowdown and regain momentum.

Middle Class 'trained enough' to pick right Income Tax option: Rajiv Kumar

Rajiv Kumar was commenting on the Budget proposal of FM Sitharaman to give the option to personal income taxpayers to remain in the existing tax scheme or opt for a new simplified tax regime.

FM tables 'Vivad Se Vishwas' Bill in LS for resolving disputed tax cases

Introducing the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Bill, 2020, the minister said this bill emphasises on trust building

Demonetisation, GST, banks squeeze sent economy into tailspin: Chidambaram

Addressing students at the Shri Ram College of Commerce here, the former finance minister also said that the country was heading towards another 'listless' year in terms of economic growth

Top 10 biz headlines: FM exhorts India Inc, PNB registers loss and more

From FM exhorting India Inc to shed its hesitation and make investments to PNB logging loss in Q3, here are top business headlines for today

FM Nirmala Sitharaman to table 'Vivad se Vishwas' Bill in Lok Sabha today

Taxpayers whose tax demands are locked in dispute in multiple forums can pay due taxes by March 31

Cabinet likely to approve mergers of 10 public sector banks into 4 today

This will be the biggest merger exercise of PSBs, which was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in August 2019

Ball is now in your court: FM Sitharaman exhorts India Inc to invest more

Says govt spending alone can't be enough

Beyond numbers

Budget speech should have been fact-checked

Wanted to keep Budget Speech shorter but ended up breaking own record: FM

In July presenting her maiden Budget, Sitharaman had spoken for 2 hours 17 minutes

Shun hesitation, make investments to drive growth: Sitharaman to India Inc

At a post Budget interaction at a CII event here, the minister said the government was there to facilitate the industry

Call disinvestment 'recycling' for better optics: Industry executive to FM

"Even my father keeps asking me why government companies are being sold," the executive quipped

Letter to BS: Budget 2020 is inclusive, pragmatic and development-oriented

The Budget has attempted to cover all sectors of the economy with massive spending indicated in critical sectors