TDS collections stood at around Rs 37,500 crore (Rs 375 billion) during April-August, about 50 per cent of the gross direct tax collections of Rs 75,244 crore (Rs 752.44 billion).
South India relatively insulated from the increase in prices.
The move would retain the public sector character of these banks, as the holding company will be wholly owned by the government, finance ministry officials said. This company, in turn, will own a majority stake in the banks.
The Reserve Bank of India is in favour of a cautious and gradual approach to financial sector reforms rather than a big-bang approach, as advocated by the Percy Mistry Committee report on making Mumbai an international financial centre.
If the valuation norms are not announced by then, the due date for paying advance fringe benefit tax (FBT) on ESOPs is likely to be extended beyond September 15.
The ordinance will raise the eligibility limit of bonus payments to those who earn Rs 10,000 a month as basic salary and dearness allowance, from the earlier cut-off of Rs 6,000 a month.
Anticipating elections, the United Progressive Alliance government plans to introduce an ordinance to relax the rules on the payment of bonus by the private sector and the Central government ahead of the festival season.
The guidelines on the valuation of employees' stock option plans (ESOPs) for calculating fringe benefit tax (FBT) will be issued by September 8.
A survey by market research firm IIMS Dataworks shows that Indian consumers rarely distinguish between banks in their decisions to opt for the one over the other. They go for the bank that comes their way, for one reason or the other.
Insurer divides country into three zones with varying premiums.
The finance ministry had strongly opposed the hike announced by the commerce ministry.
In order to expedite the implementation of the Parekh Committee's recommendations on infrastructure financing, the finance ministry has decided to pursue a few key issues instead of taking up the whole report.
Non-corporate assessees, whose accounts are audited under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, are expected to account for a bulk of these filings, with as many 2.5 million e-returns expected from them this year.
"It is a logical step. The information gathered through annual information returns will now be compared with the tax returns of individuals to see if taxes are paid correctly or not," said a consultant with a leading tax advisory firm.
Currently, quoting the PAN is not mandatory for opening a bank account or buying an insurance policy.
The Centre is planning to raise the ceiling on foreign equity holding in public sector banks to enable them to mop up the required capital for meeting higher capital requirements and to fund growth.
The Planning Commission is considering a hike in public sector investment in the farm sector to 4 per cent of agricultural gross domestic product towards the end of the 11th Plan (2007-12).
Contrary to the income tax department's hopes, many taxpayers continue to attach annexures (documents like tax deducted at source certificates etc) with the so-called annexure-less tax return forms introduced from this year.
TRPs are part of a pilot programme that the income tax department launched this year to help self-employed individuals and small businessmen, salaried people, senior citizens and Hindu undivided families file returns.
Insurance companies will have more infrastructure firms in their equity investment portfolio soon.
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