Economists have cautioned that any deferment of the government's fiscal goals would prove counter-productive and raise the interest payment burden.
Room for rise of up to 2 percentage points, move to help meet higher expenditure need in FY17
The GST bill's draft says tax would be levied on Maximum Retail Price
Common items between Centre and states - bread, eggs, milk, vegetables, cereals, books and salt - will continue to be exempted.
Union Budget had projected the fiscal deficit at Rs 5.56 lakh crore.
The norms will affect companies in pharma, energy, manufacturing, software sectors.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes is set to rationalise I-T rules.
Andhra Pradesh posted 8.14% consumer inflation in October.
The festival season holds out hope for the real estate industry as demand from end users increases in many markets.
The banks used for the fraud include ING Vysya Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, Dhanlaxmi Bank, YES Bank and DCB Bank.
A Collection of Services Trade Statistics Act is being thought of.
There is lack of scientific basis in computing the poverty line, says govt.
The amounts were transferred from HDFC Bank to BoB.
The government is studying suggestions on checking instances of double non-taxation and 'treaty shopping'
India has a double-taxation avoidance pact with Singapore and more than 85 countries.
A stream of people, including those from Rajasthan and Karnataka, walked into the only designated office before the closure of the one-time compliance window.
Even today, many MFIs already distribute pension and micro insurance products to low-income households.
The company will operate the IT system for five years.
The Centre and states are likely to settle for this threshold.
The government is considering a proposal to privatise some state-owned banks in phases.