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Yashwant Sinha questions 'imaginary' GDP numbers, says economy in bad shape

Talking to reporters, Sinha also demurred Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding "pre-budget consultation", saying it is "unprecedented" and asked what the latter's Finance Minister is doing

Over to the Budget

Advance estimates show growth revival remains a daunting task

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

MDR waiver: RBI may pay Rs 1,800 cr to banks to fund free transactions

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman last month said no Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges will be applicable on transactions through homegrown RuPay and UPI platforms

Public finances: Something doesn't add up

Revenues for 2019-20 projected in the July Budget simply cannot be realised

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

The new provision is likely to come in Budget next month

Union ministers Jaishankar, Sitharaman condemn violence at JNU campus

The government wants universities to be safe for students, Sitharaman said

Top 10 biz headlines: Auto sector in low gear, FM on economy booster & more

From FM Sitharaman announcing that talks are on with PMO to revive the slowing economy to slowdown in the auto industry, here are the top business headlines for Saturday

Podcast: Nirmala Sitharaman's various moves to help revive the economy

Finance ministry is working out mechanism to release the money, stuck after it sanctioned the amount to other ministries & departments for various projects and schemes, to prop up the sagging economy

Best of BS Opinion: Budget 2020 expectations, setback for Tatas, and more

Business Standard brings to you best of BS Opinion for the day

Firms opting for lower tax regime can't adjust accumulated credits on MAT

The ordinance to cut the corporation tax rate has said MAT provisions will not apply to a company which has exercised the option for a lower rate of tax

FM's tax cuts: Reduction in MAT to benefit IT companies in Gift City

They were to pay 18.5 per cent MAT so far, but will now have to pay 15 per cent MAT

Govt sees nominal GDP at 12.2% till FY25; assuming average inflation of 4%

The Centre's budgetary support as a percentage of nominal GDP is expected to grow from 0.74% in 2019-20 to 1.11% in 2024-25

Letter to BS: FM's promise to bankers will make them work without fear

There is pressure on bankers to lend to spur the nation's GDP growth

Top 10 biz headlines: FM's infra plan, SBI's distressed asset fund, & more

From a CEO poll indicating that slowdown will worsen to hiring in IT sector, here are the top 10 business news headlines for the day

What may lie ahead in 2020

Nobody can anticipate, let alone predict, what Mr Modi will do in 2020.

India Inc wants Centre to take more steps on ease of doing business

Industry representatives asked officials to "create more freedom for industry to perform"

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

PM Modi chairs first meeting of Cabinet Committee on Investment & Growth

The newly formed Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth held its first meeting on Monday as the government looked at boosting spending to bring back a sputtering economy on track. Sources said Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the first meeting of the CCIG, which was set up in June after the BJP won a second term in office. No details of the decisions taken at the meeting were immediately known. The panel has four other members -- Home Minister Amit Shah, Highways and MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Commerce & Railways Minister Piyush Goyal. The meeting came against the backdrop of GDP growth slowing to a six-year low of 4.5 per cent in the July-September quarter as the twin engines of investment and exports sputtered. Adding to the woes is a slowdown in consumption. This was the sixth consecutive quarter when the growth rate fell. Alongside CCIG, a Cabinet Committee on Employment & Skill Development headed by Modi was also ...

Infra plan will boost investor confidence, but needs hand-holding: Experts

Private road developers in recent interactions with the Union ministry have expressed unwillingness to invest in Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) projects which involve private capital