He advised banks to facilitate appropriate credit expansion.
Government may bring a new law on black money during the ongoing Parliament session.
The government is doing things in agriculture that count for little, says Shreekant Sambrani.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram in his Budget speech said the government will soon bring out a Special Economic Zone Bill and a new trade policy. Take the Rediff Business Quiz and find out how much you know about the special economic zones in India.
HP, Wipro and HCL Infosystems have ruled out any revision in computer prices following goverment's decision to exempt pre-loaded software on PCs from 10 per cent excise duty
Senior citizens, differently-abled, pregnant women and medically sick travellers will be given a preference
He maintained it is not 'hope' but the 'fact' of a stable government provided by UPA and the numerous measures taken in the last 18 months that have provided stability and strength to the Indian economy.
Luminaries from the world of business and politics on Wednesday said in the death of N A Palkhivala, the country had lost a multi-faceted personality.
The finance minister is likely to announce the government's vision for a tax-friendly regime by raising the I-T exemption limit from the current Rs 250,000 per annum.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Budget speech has announced a host of measures, including hiking tax exemption limit, incentives for the housing sector and relief in indirect taxes on auto and other sectors to promote industrial output and boost growth.
The government planned to borrow 10-15 per cent of the total borrowing offshore. That works out to at least Rs 71,000 crore, or about $10.4 billion at Friday's exchange rate.
As the House took up the debate on Motion of Thanks on the President's Address, the Bharatiya Janata Party launched a frontal attack on opposition parties specially the Congress for their stance against the CAA, saying they were trying to divide the nation.
The announcement of a deferral is expected to be part of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget speech on February 29.
The total height of the statue from its base is planned to be 240 metre consisting base level of 58 metre and statue of 182 metre.
The revenue department had sent notices to FIIs demanding 20 per cent MAT
'No matter how many government schemes there are for the poor, the system works more for the privileged, less for the little guy,' notes T N Ninan.
This will violate the time-honoured convention that a government elected for a five-year tenure presents only five full Budgets, but the NDA government will no doubt present it as yet another initiative of Mr Modi.
The model is now being worked out between NITI Aayog and health ministry, he said, adding the date of implementation would be next financial year and some time in the course of the year it will be worked out.
He will recommend innovative methods and processes for the improvement.
Road builders have been asking for one to resolve various contract disputes and renegotiate others.
Leading conglomerate ITC will soon increase prices of cigarette brands like Classic and Gold Flake Kings by up to 15 per cent per pack.
Arun Jaitley opted for a fiscal deficit of 3.9% in 2015-16.
This may free up resources for productive or lending purposes.
The Budget will focus on Gujarat's GIFT City.
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh on Friday announced in his Budget speech that two separate companies would be formed to raise the airports in Delhi and Mumbai to international standards.
A few companies continue to pay taxes at 15-20%.
Though the Railways is yet to declare any five-year action plan, it is clear the government is not in a position to hand-hold it for any major expansion or upgrade. The issue, however, is how far the Railways can function within the PPP format. Recent history highlights some of the challenges.
In the Budget speech, Arun Jaitley had first spoken about the need to have a range.
The government would take a number of steps to energise and deepen the country's corporate bond as well as currency derivatives market.
It is likely to have a similar tax efficient pass through status, for PPP and other infrastructure projects.
The government is open to providing more capital than that announced in the Budget.
'If the total amount is spent, it will be highest Budget spend on MGNREGA.'
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