Amid a spate of government proposals at its door, the Election Commission has asked all Union government departments to route their proposals through the Cabinet Secretariat.
To proceed with a Cabinet proposal to grant the relaxations to RIL, the Election Commission's approval will be sought.
Two key depts in ministry cold to rationale for one; postal dept says it's more eligible than IDFC or Bandhan, feels 'strong lobby' scuttling its plans.
Generally,profit of a partnership firm is divided among its partners in sync with their partnership deal.
If the EC decides to put on hold a gas price revision for RIL, it would set a precedent for pricing decisions of the government and policy decisions taken but undergoing procedural delays.
FY14 sees 16% decline in adjustments; department adds only Rs 59,000 crore to the profits attributed by multinationals, against Rs 70,000 crore a year ago
Delhi High Court quashes reassessment proceedings by Income Tax department.
The RBI needs to maintain a healthy contingency reserve so that it can lend its support in case of a bank failure.
The Finance Ministry is of the opinion that Vodafone might drag its tax dispute to court.
The government managed to raise revenues by sending notices to high net individuals to did not file I-T returns last year.
The Finance Ministry has asked top rung exectives of United bank of India to furnish bad loan recovery report on daily basis.
It would be fair to say that markets are coming to the end of a down-cycle and are at the cusp of the next up-cycle.
To help compare numbers better, FinMin might retain the interim Budget Estimates with the new ones.
Will get Rs 830 cr, Rs 329 cr respectively to offset higher coal costs
The finance ministry is working on a Cabinet note for establishing a full-fledged Public Debt Management Office, officials told Business Standard.
For 2014-15, the bill on this account is likely to be 12.8% more than in 2013-14.
Only Rs 3,000 cr has been disbursed. Over 80% of these transfers were for cooking gas subsidy.
Details of identity and residence will not be required for exchange of notes between April 1 and June 30.
To check fiscal deficit, government needs to drastically cut Plan expenditure.
One crucial revenue source that can help the government achieve its fiscal-deficit target is the proceeds from the sale of its stakes in public sector companies.