A few companies continue to pay taxes at 15-20%.
Arun Jaitley said he would put the DTC Bill in cold storage.
There are 30 listed PSUs in which the public holding is less than 25%.
Why do I want to bring corporate tax from 30 per cent to 25 per cent? I have to attract investment in this country -- not just international but domestic.
Leaks of documents are neither new nor limited to particular ministries.
The railways have been able to project improvement in finances.
We have only rationalised the freight rates, says the minister.
Expectations from this Budget are sky-high.
The macroeconomic environment has changed dramatically for the better.
The bank has been at the centre of the black money and tax evasion scandal.
Large and small businesses alike have delivered low-key performances.
If crude prices have increased, retail petro product prices should go up.
Public resources are scarce and need to be used well.
Competition promotes innovation in the business model, creating sustainable value.
India must be seen to be continuing on the path of reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers, if it is to fulfil its ambitions to export to the rest of the world.
The challenge will be to force the officials of his government to own this vision.
Trade enhancement is not about lowering tariff barriers, but dismantling such regulatory barriers.
TCS has done better than Infosys in sequential and yearly revenue growth so far this financial year.
If providing a stimulus to growth is the objective now, that would be best served by moving rates as quickly as possible to the bottom.
