Television owners might have to again shell out a licence fee- this time to fund state-owned Prasar Bharati, which runs Doordarshan and All India Radio, if a government committee has its way.
April dealers with up to Rs 60-lakh (Rs 6-million) turnover could opt out with 1 per cent levy.
Finance ministry gives bank boards the flexibility to decide whether the stipulated tenure of rural/semi-urban experience should be continuous or in parts.
I-T dept plans a different set of parameters to identify more people not paying dues properly.
Finance, oil ministry tussle over exports.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's demand for special-category status still looks a far cry.
'Milk City' plans to distribute milk at rates which are almost Rs 7-10 a litre less than the current prices.
This time, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who attended the first such retreat in 2008, would be present.
It does not bar any state or the Centre from continuing or launching other food-based schemes.
Looks at sovereign funds and Fortune 500 firms.
Tax department plans to link PAN with the bank account number to eliminate the scope of the amount being transferred to a wrong account number.
Govt moves to bring in more clarity on definition of 'control'.
May emphasise that the country is back on the fiscal consolidation path by reining in fiscal deficit at 5.2%.
The official added though this would be the last batch of letters this year, more PAN card holders would receive such notices from the income tax department next year.
That bliss is set to end soon, with the finance ministry planning to make it mandatory for individuals and Hindu undivided families to report assets and liabilities in income-tax return forms.
Separate investment limits have been proposed for life and health insurance premium.
FM may announce a credit guarantee fund for Farmer Producer Organisations.
Increase in Budgetary allocation likely to be only 5.8%, the lowest in six years
Move seen as prelude to GST rollout; rules for Cenvat credit also likely to be simplified.
As part of Budget 2013-14 proposals, it is considering widening the scope of source-based taxation to more areas to improve reporting mechanism for transactions.
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