Budget 2018: Govt may dole out tax sops to woo middle class
A section in the government wants to ensure the vocal segment is rewarded although the fiscal costs will be weighed.
Jan 08, 2018, 11:31 AM IST
Union Budget 2018: Government plans to boost tourism, travel
India`s tourism sector grew over 10 percent in the six months ending September, compared to near 8 percent in the year-ago period.
Jan 05, 2018, 17:37 PM IST
Union Budget 2018 to be presented on February 1
The Budget 2018 comes months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bold decision to roll out the GST.
Jan 05, 2018, 14:47 PM IST
Govt to announce 2018 as year of women`s safety in Rail Budget
The Railways might use part of the Nirbhaya Fund to install CCTV cameras in ladies coaches.
Jan 05, 2018, 10:44 AM IST
Macro data key for stock markets in first week of 2018
PMI data for the manufacturing and services sectors which are due this week would play a key role in setting the market trend.
Dec 31, 2017, 11:14 AM IST
Budget 2018: Economists meet FM, urge him to increase social security pension
Former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Virmani said the government should carry out customs and exim duty reform as the sector has not seen reforms for 10 years.
Dec 11, 2017, 17:13 PM IST
Govt must accord top priority to agriculture in budget: Assocham
While the year-to-year agriculture GVA (Gross Value Addition) growth for the July-September quarter of 2017-18 dropped to 1.7 percent from 4.1 percent, measured on basic prices, the fall looks quite sharp at current prices from 10 percent to 3.7 percent.
Dec 10, 2017, 16:46 PM IST
Budget 2018 not likely to be populist: PMEAC member
Asked what should be the government's reform agenda for the next 18 months, Roy said the Modi government should focus on completing the reforms undertaken by it in over the last three years.
Dec 10, 2017, 11:05 AM IST
Budget 2018: Industry pushes for reduction in corporate tax
The industry bodies suggested lowering the corporate tax to 18-25 percent, from up to 30 percent at present.
Dec 06, 2017, 16:58 PM IST
Budget 2018: Trade unions pitch for Rs 5 lakh tax-free income
Currently, the income tax exemption limit for individual taxpayers is Rs 2.5 lakh, while the minimum EPF pension is Rs 1,000.
Dec 05, 2017, 21:16 PM IST
Budget 2018: Brokers' body asks govt to reduce GST, scrap STT, dividend tax
The brokers' group has requested the finance ministry to do away with the securities transaction tax and abolish dividend tax for growth of the capital markets.
Nov 26, 2017, 11:15 AM IST
Pre-budget media quarantine in FinMin to start from Dec 1
This would be last full budget of the Narendra Modi led government which came to power in May 2014.
Nov 15, 2017, 21:07 PM IST
