The finance ministry should announce the roadmap to bring down corporate tax to 25 per cent in the coming years.

That came above analysts' estimate of Rs 3,134 crore, according to data on Refinitiv Eikon.

From April 2019 onwards, AMCs will have to submit the MCR to Sebi in the new format by the third working day of each month.

A major chunk of disputes fall in two areas - advance ruling and anti-profiteering orders

While the government will stay tethered to prudence, the balance will tilt in favour of populist measures designed to assuage restless voters who are currently sitting on the fence.

The latest Oxfam study claims that getting the world's richest 1% to pay a mere 0.5% extra tax on their wealth could make a massive difference in tackling inequality.

The vote-on-account may outline the shape of things to come, but there is little scope for immediate changes in overall tax structure and other areas.

Key policy changes over the past five years have built economic momentum, but some of these require a rethink.

Business confidence rises moderately in the run-up to general elections as corporate leaders expect status quo on microeconomic and macroeconomic indicators, finds the latest Business Today-C fore Business Confidence Survey.

Investments worth over Rs 3,038 crore in this defence corridor were announced. A majority of the investments would come from PSUs, while private players will invest Rs 225 crore.

To pinpoint any wrongdoing that Sun Pharma allegedly embarked upon, it is first necessary to get a fix on what the whistle-blower says. Much now depends on what SEBI chooses to do.

During the quarter, gross non-performing assets (NPAs) rose to 1.38 per cent of the total advances, compared with 1.29 per cent at the end of the third quarter of 2017-18.

Tinkering with the tax rates or tax provisions before the release of the report will lead to avoidable controversies.

2019 could be a good year for investing in equities.  At the beginning of 2018, there was unbridled optimism, in contrast to the beginning of 2019. It is said that to make a bull market, you need to climb a wall or worry.

Net profit rose to Rs 1,444 crore for the quarter ended December 2018 compared with Rs 1,326 crore a year earlier.