Budget & Policies
Govt banking on advance tax collection to meet direct tax target of Rs 12 lk cr
With fiscal math under pressure due to lower buoyancy in tax collection, the government is eyeing advance tax payment to meet the revised Budget target of Rs 12 lakh crore...
Read moreWPI inflation rises to 2.93% in February
Inflation based on wholesale prices rose to 2.93 per cent in February over the previous month due to hardening of prices of primary articles, fuel and power, according to government...
Read moreIndia wants to keep Iran oil purchases at 300,000 bpd in extended waiver
India wants to keep buying Iranian oil at its current level of about 300,000 barrels per day (bpd), as it negotiates with Washington about extending a sanctions waiver past early...
Read moreAyushman Bharat on way to become world’s largest free healthcare scheme: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (Ayushman Bharat) is on its way to become the world's largest free healthcare scheme in just over...
Read more5% GST on realty favourable for homebuyers, builders
The proposed bid by the Centre to reduce GST on the under-construction houses to a maximum of 5 per cent without input tax credit (ITC) has been welcomed by developers...
Read moreGST Council defers decision on tax on real estate and lottery for further discussion
The GST Council has deferred a decision on tax rates on real estate and lottery till Sunday and extended the deadline for businesses to file sales returns for January till...
Read more9 crore TV homes migrate to new tariff regime: TRAI chief
Telecom regulator TRAI has said nine crores out of 17 crore TV homes have made their channel preferences to onboard the new tariff regime, and it is constantly monitoring the...
Read moreRs 50,000 cr investment in city gas projects in 10th CGD round: PNGRB
An investment of about Rs 50,000 crore is expected in setting up of CNG stations and pipelines to take cooking gas to households in 50 towns and cities that were...
Read moreCommittee under NITI Aayog for nomadic, semi-nomadic communities
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said that a committee under NITI Aayog will be set up to complete the task of identifying de-notified, nomadic and semi-nomadic communities not yet...
Read moreFitch warns of fiscal slippage if govt goes for populist Interim Budget
Ahead of BJP-led NDA government presenting the final budget of its tenure, Fitch Ratings on Thursday warned of a second consecutive year of fiscal slippage in the event of Finance...
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