Budget 2020-21: Once the printing of Budget documents begin, the personnel locked inside the Finance Ministry are not allowed to communicate with the outside world, even their families, in any manner

Garg in a blog said 2019-20 is proving to be a dysfunctional year tax revenues' perspective. The tax revenue situation is grim and it is the right time for much needed reforms in the taxation structure, he said

There would be at least one board meeting of RBI before this fiscal comes to an end, the issue of interim dividend could be raised by government nominee directors in the meeting

Former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said that these transactions would lay foundation for a much more ambitious programme of disinvestment of central PSUs

The government estimates a revenue loss of Rs 75,000 crore due to Section 80-C exemptions in 2018-19, up from a revenue loss of Rs 65,000 crore in 2017-18

Revenues of the Mukesh Ambani-led conglomerate are likely to decline 5.5% on annual basis to Rs 1.51 lakh crore, but overall consolidated revenue for the quarter could rise sequentially in the range of 2-7%, quoted HDFC Securities.

The Commerce and Industry Ministry in its Budget recommendations to the Finance Ministry has proposed rationalisation of basic customs or import duty on over 300 items from different sectors

Part II of this two-part article looks at some of the solutions that present themselves and address the pressing concerns of raising income and demand - that include raising minimum wages, expanding the job guarantee scheme, higher government investment in infrastructure etc. both as short-run and long-run measures

Stocks to watch today on January 17: IRCTC, Aditya Birla Money, Cyient, Future Enterprises,  TCS, Reliance Industries, HCL Tech among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Friday's trading session

The development comes less than a week after the Enforcement Directorate attached assets worth Rs 78 crore, include a flat in South Mumbai, land, cash and machinery, belonging to the Kochhars

The Central government would do well to spend more, keeping fiscal consolidation aside when consumption demand is depressed and unemployment is high, leading to a fall in industrial production, profits and investments.Part I of this two-part series looks at the ground realities from a policy perspective and solutions that always existed but received inadequate attention of policymakers

In its pre-budget recommendations, Assocham suggested a set of focussed measures to revive growth in labour intensive sectors such as tourism, textiles and housing

If in the current situation the government does not cut welfare spending or increases taxes, it would need to increase borrowing to inject cash into the market

The association also called for exemption of long-term capital gains on securities held for one or more years and changes in dividend distribution tax (DDT) to stop double taxation

Budget 2020: While taxpayers' expectation on withdrawal of DDT has been on for several years now, the probabilities are stronger due to the objective of the government to rationalise corporate tax rate and promote economic growth

Share Market Update: BSE Sensex climbed to the intraday as well as its lifetime high of 41,994.26 and Nifty breached earlier 12,337 level to hit 12,374.25 as its fresh all-time high.

When it comes to buying a health policy, most people may do it as a formality focussing more on tax benefits under Section 80D of the Income Tax Act than on details of the policy

In the upcoming Union Budget, the auto industry has sought measures, such as reduction in GST rates on vehicles and abolition of duty on import of lithium-ion battery cells, to encourage electric mobility

Oyo lay offs: Hotel owners in China have been protesting outside its offices accusing the firm of violating contractual agreements

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