Expert Columns

Updated : Mar 11, 2016

Need to Catalyse the Rural Sector

It was expected that the Union Budget this year will highlight issues relating to agriculture and rural sectors than on other sectors of the economy.

Electronics sector faces structural challenges (Photo: Shekhar Ghosh)

Updated : Mar 9, 2016

Budget will revive investor confidence: Expert

The industry normally views the Budget as a key policy document that goes beyond numbers, and underlines the future political and economic priorities.

Updated : Mar 9, 2016

Reading the Tea Leaves

The Finance Commission's orders have led to a rise in the states' share of the Centre's revenue from 31 per cent in 2014/15 to 41 per cent in the 2016/17 Budget.

Updated : Feb 29, 2016

Budget 2016: What C-suite women taxpayers expect from Arun Jaitley

Indian women have excelled in every sphere of career and are now playing vital roles in the corporate world. Companies with women in C-suites are among the most successful organisations. With the Union Budget 2016 round the corner a natural thought comes to the mind.

The changes in the global economy can be positive provided India focuses on two key areas - boosting the competitiveness of its manufacturing and services sectors, and leveraging women's talent.

Updated : Feb 27, 2016

India needs to leverage untapped talent of its women

The changes in the global economy can be positive provided India focuses on two key areas - boosting the competitiveness of its manufacturing and services sectors, and leveraging women's talent.

Updated : Feb 26, 2016

Goods and Services Tax: How govt can set the indirect tax structure right in Budget 2016

With the current impediments that the government is grappling with on GST, there is still much that government can do to bring the current indirect tax structure closer to GST.

Updated : Feb 26, 2016

Budget 2016: Time to create dedicated fund corpus for lifecycle management of electronic goods

Granted, the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) is supposed to tackle the problem generated by the electronics sector but then the government as a whole has to see things beyond products' life-cycle and also need to make provisions for electronics' end-of-life phase.

Updated : Feb 26, 2016

Challenges for start-ups in India and how Budget could ease them

Start-ups are often less influential in representing their interests before relevant authorities, primarily as those are small companies with limited approach in the government and no political connections, linkages or lineages.

Updated : Feb 26, 2016

Manufacturing sector: Key expectations from Union Budget 2016

As we are steadily climbing notches in the ladder of ease of doing business, a much-needed push to the manufacturing sector is important to sustain and promote an all-inclusive growth.

Updated : Feb 25, 2016

Think Beyond E-commerce

To propagate more start-ups, the government does not need to come out with schemes geared only towards a class of companies called start-ups, but for all companies.

Updated : Feb 24, 2016

Budget 2016 should address the rising inequality in India

The rich of India have gained manifold and sometimes at the expense of the common man. All the statistics show that the rich control most of the assets - physical or financial - of the country.

Updated : Feb 24, 2016

Defence budget allocation likely to see minimum 10 per cent hike

The substantial operational expenses on account of OROP and Pay Commission will deplete/stagnate share of capital expenses to 40 per cent of the Budget or lesser.

Updated : Feb 24, 2016

Boosting the energy and natural resource sector

There is an urgent need to shift our power supplies from oil, coal, and natural gas to wind, solar, geothermal, and other renewable energy sources.

Updated : Feb 24, 2016

Ashes to Dust - expectations that crumble

Here are, in my view, the top four critical aspects in the Act that have pained tax payers for years but have slipped between the representation cracks.

Updated : Feb 24, 2016

Token reduction likely in corporate tax rates

At the same time, the Budget could lead to clarity as to the manner in which corporate exemptions will be removed.

Updated : Feb 24, 2016

Country by Country Reporting - Any contours?

Senior officials of the Indian Revenue at different public forums have indicated that India will implement the changes suggested in Action 13 on TP documentation and CbC reporting with effect from the fiscal year beginning 1 April 2016.

Updated : Feb 19, 2016

Needed: Credit guarantee scheme, easier tax regime and easier exits for start-ups

Influencers on Start-up Activities - The Start-up India initiative announced by PM Modi included a number of promises that would enable the start-up ecosystem in India to grow and flourish.

Updated : Feb 19, 2016

Imperative to encourage private investment

Investors are no longer waiting for the Union Budget to see big bang reforms; they know that these are ongoing and will happen even outside the Budget.

Updated : Feb 19, 2016

Provide start-up benefits to retail sector, incentivise capital outlay

The booming Indian economy, shift in demographics, and higher disposable income, amongst other factors, have led to the spurt in the sector.

Updated : Feb 17, 2016

Tax benefits that the salaried class can expect from Budget 2016

Year after year, the salaried class hopes for a 'common-man friendly' Budget that might help manage household budgets, despite inflation.

Updated : Feb 17, 2016

Direct taxes: Increase 80C deduction limit to Rs 2 lakh; basic tax threshold to Rs 3 lakh

Budget 2016 will be the third Budget (second full-term Budget) to come from the BJP-led government. The strong middle-class population contributes substantially to the direct tax collections. Hence, this is the time they look up to the Finance Minister to reduce their tax burden.