Seeks parity between HFCs and Banks on CAR requirement, hike in limit of interest on home loan for personal use and increased deduction of principal repayment of home loans
Ship building subsidy at 30% expired way back August 2007, which if re-instated can significantly improve Indian ship building industry's global competitiveness
Considering the huge investments required in the Indian Healthcare sector, both for domestic and to take care of rising medical tourism from global markets.
As domestic metal prices will rise faster than global prices if customs duty on metals is hiked, the capital goods sector seeks retaining them at current levels.
Hike import duty on finished products; Rationalize excise Duty on Molasses to 8% ad valorem or Rs. 375/PMT and on Naphtha to 8%, cut corporate tax to 25%, service tax to 5%.
With many new players waiting to launch their operations and Mobile Number Portability to be implemented shortly, the competition will intensify further.
The penetration levels in rural and semi urban areas can be significantly enhanced, and government can help in this mission through reduction and rationalization of levies.
On the back of demand supply mismatch, the India's sugar prices have again begin rising up.
Considering rising dumping of steel into India, steel sector seeks hike in customs duty on steel and steel products from 5% to 15%, and hike export duty on iron ore.
Natural rubber prices move in sympathy to Crude Oil prices, and the added firmness is due to fall in production in key producing countries.
The organised retail sector clamors for Industry Status, removal of service tax on rentals, permit FDI in retail and usher in GST regime
Extend tax holiday for refineries in private sectors, reduce excise duty on Naphtha from 16%, exempt excise duty for captive consumption of intermediate products within the refinery for manufacture of exempted products.
Seeks exclusive Rs 2 lakh deduction for principal repayment U/s 80 C and to double interest on home loans for self occupied property from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 3 lakh
Seeks removal of custom duty on commodity polymers and cut in others, but also seeks hike in customs duty on plastic products
The pharma sector seeks removal of Excise Duty on Bulk drugs & Formulation of Anti-AIDS, Anti-Cancer, Anti-TB and other life-saving drugs
Passenger Vehicle sector seeks cut in excise duty on large cars too, and to reduce interest on auto loans to boost demand
Impose safeguard duty on select paper varieties and hike customs duty
Seeks declared goods status to Natural gas; extension of tax holiday benefits to find and sale of natural gas
UPA Govt. has committed itself to a comprehensive programme of urban renewal and to a massive expansion of social housing in towns and cities, paying particular attention to slum dwellers.
Japanese Yen is experiencing an up trend lately, especially after the Japanese government raised its assessment of Japan's economy for the first time in three years.
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