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.
During the 'lowering of flags' before sunset, the stern expression on the faces of the Border Security Force jawans might lead a first-time visitor to think it's because of the tension at the line of control two days earlier.
The bank, however, may not start functioning before 2014 and is likely to have substantially less initial paid-up capital than the amount of $240 billion that is doing the rounds currently.
While about 2,000 beneficiaries were transferred an amount of Rs 35 lakh (Rs 3.5 million) on the Aadhaar platform, the figure is expected to go up on Thursday.
As the deadline for direct cash transfer for subsidies in 43 districts nears, the government has started the mapping of gram panchayats to provide banking services in remote parts of the country.
The government is planning to cap the term of shareholder and non-official directors on the boards of public-sector banks, insurance companies and financial institutions at six years.
State-owned explorer's foreign arm wants to invest in exploration & production in the country, which has world's fourth-largest reserves.
Pranab Mukherjee proposed a separate entity for bank recapitalization.
Board would start selling the bid documents on November 22.
Said to be considering a 2nd term for RBI deputy governor
Problems at refineries, higher home demand for automobile fuels among main reasons.
It will also make up-to-date payment of productivity linked incentives for all licensed category employees between May and June.
The regulators have proposed changes in the norms for inclusion of mutual funds in the scheme.
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