FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

Oppn grills govt over PM CARES Fund, questions its transparency

Members of opposition parties like the Congress, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Trinamool Congress on Saturday opposed in Lok Sabha the setting up of the PM CARES Fund, alleging that it......

Govt Must Improve Ease Of Living

Having a single point KYC that is automatically used across all financial and non-financial entities is a single piece of reform that should be an easy win to achieve, points out Harsh Roongta.......

Why govt extended concessional corporate tax rate till March 2024

The government wants new domestic companies to set up their manufacturing units fast and hence the concessional tax rate of 15 per cent has been extended by a year till March 2024, revenue......

2021: A year of many firsts for the revenue dept

A record GST tax collection, an overhaul of the income tax return filing portal and the landmark move to scrap retrospective taxation have set the stage for the next level of reforms in tax......

Faceless Assessment Scheme To CHANGE?

The finance ministry has initiated an internal survey of the faceless regime to examine its effectiveness.Shrimi Choudhary reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   The department......