The US company is driving this strategy through a combination of initiatives, including working with telecom carriers to offer Facebook to users at an affordable rate.
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.
The $100-billion export-driven sector has been vocal on the need to move up the value chain with increased automation, offering services bundled with software products and platforms.
On Tuesday, Nasscom announced at its 21st Leadership Summit that it expected the sector to grow 12-14 per cent in FY14, better than the 10.9 per cent growth it would report for FY13.
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.
FM to meet states on Feb 14, approve key decisions.
Also being considered is Rs 50 lakh-1 cr taxable income bracket.
Despite lobbying by bourses, FinMin mulls tax to monitor the market.
To encourage investment, govt may instead offer investment-linked incentives.
Floor rate with a narrow band to be fixed.
Centre, states clear first hurdle, agree on compensation formula for losses on account of reduction in Central Sales Tax rate.
The form will be redesigned in such a way that investors could fill up most of the details themselves
The finance ministry is considering raising import duty on gold by two percentage points to six per cent, as the surge in demand for the yellow metal threatens to further widen India's current account deficit.
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