India has 20,000 tonnes of idle gold; gold is an important aspect of women empowerment: PM.
The FM has been making efforts to make the taxation laws simpler.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley takes a protectionist stance in favour of domestic companies, increases customs duty on certain products.
Sandhya Ravishankar describes the thorny relationship between the two political titans of Tamil Nadu, M Karunanidhi and J Jayalalithaa, both now part of the ages.
When the Centre collects money through cess, it can retain the entire fund for the particular scheme.
The focus is on tapping all resources, even foreign agencies.
Ban on purchase of vehicles, except for defence, continues.
Finance minister attempts a clean-up job, keeps projected expenditure growth low.
Attacking the United Progressive Alliance government, Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday said 4.9 per cent economic growth is not because of government's policies but due to good monsoon.
Wealth of the richest 62 people has risen 44% in the five years since 2010, while that of the bottom half fell by 41%
FM proposed rationalisation of various tax exemptions.
The FM could scrap the secrecy around tax rates.
Lenders have lined up a number of home loan products that can fit every aspirant's annual income.
With a focus on direct, indirect, and corporate tax structures, the Budget 2016-17 offers a balanced taxation structure
The new Insurance Bill may take little time to see light of teh day.
Nitish Kumar has said the only remarkable thing during the period was that prime minister has more selfies than all his cabinet colleagues put together.
If we can adhere to those standards, most passengers will be happy.
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Prior RBI permission a hurdle, given its views; business interest needs to be clearer.
With all its ups and downs, 2015 is now concluding. And the New Year will bring new expectations to all of us. So tell us your expectations from 2016:
The e-visa authority project, allowing entry without a physical visa, has overshot the October 2 deadline
The SIT on black money has widened its probe.
'On the tax front, most of the Budget proposals are sensible'.
There will be a review of employee compensation arrangement in the light of the new rules.
The government has at last commenced important structural reforms.
Jaitley has managed the difficult feat of sticking to the fiscal correction.
India Inc has high hopes from the upcoming Budget.
Senior New Delhi-based journalist R Rajagopalan, who has been closely following the Union Budget preparations since 1977, lifts the veil off India's most secretive operation.
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In India, the need to find a solution for the jobs problem is perhaps even more urgent considering the oft-quoted number of a million young people arriving every month looking for jobs.
There is much work to be done to design a good GST.
The government package for public sector banks, announced last Friday, has been welcomed by the stock market with the PSU banking index booking smart gains.
Following the Budget being announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, leaders across the political spectrum provided their views.
The Congress has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up the issue of former IPL chairman Lalit Modi's deportation during his ongoing visit to UK and to ensure that the "fugitive" and "black money exporter" is brought back.
Issuance of new bank licences proves that the apex bank wants the financial sector to flourish.
States' demand of compensation from Centre for loss of tax revenue not on agenda.
Smart cities can provide more safety, better management of traffic congestion, a low-carbon environment and better services.
World Bank's Doing Business Indicators ranks India (out of 189) at 132 for trading across borders.
In spite of Budget's rural focus, the government has consistently stumbled in agriculture, says Shreekant Sambrani.
India will have to devise policies to ensure overall growth in FY16.
The opposition has attacked the Modi government over the National Democratic Alliance's last full-fledged budget before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Our income tax department should bring out monthly bulletin as well as annual reports providing insights into the nature of our direct tax segments, points out R Vaidyanathan.
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