'We have promised to ensure reduced tax rates.'
Real estate biggies unhappy with status quo on RBI rate cut.
The Nifty has gained 2.6% so far this week, while the Sensex has climbed 2.85%
When the government is out to get Mallya, why is it quiet about those people who are responsible for Air India's massive losses is a million dollar question
Indian economy is expected to improve marginally in the current financial year with its GDP at market price projected to expand by 3.4 per cent from 3.3 per cent in the previous fiscal, think tank OECD said.
Modi said the ease of doing business ranking improved because the government initiated reforms to end difficulties in the lives of people.
The one national GST unifies the country's $2 trillion economy and 1.3 billion people into a common market, an exercise that took 17 tumultuous years.
Modi must focus on other state-level reforms, such as those in labour laws, leasing of land and agriculture
Defending his economic policies, Modi said demonetisation was 'a very big success story'.
"To begin with, people could face some difficulties because any changeover has its own problems. But it will settle down and the country will benefit from the new indirect tax regime," Jaitley said at an event organised by ABP News.
Simplifying the processes will lead to greater efficiencies. Bad processes will not help even if implemented well, says T N C Rajagopalan
The implementation of the GST will indeed be a landmark reform.
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday approved the biggest tax reform since Independence.
Construction costs would be reduced to some extent and this benefit can be passed on to the customers, thereby spurring home buying
We have only three differences with the Bharatiya Janata Party on the GST, said the Congress vice president.
Are we creeping back to controls on corporate decision making? Three moves over the past eight months reinforce this notion, says Kanika Datta.
The president's spending plan for the fiscal year that begins on October 1 proposes a rise in the minimum wage and for new spending on infrastructure.
In its latest interim Economic Assessment report released today, OECD said a moderate expansion is under way in most major advanced and emerging economies.
Modi said officers must fix clear targets to improve the country's tax administration by 2022, the 75th anniversary of Independence.
Going ahead, the likely implementation of the goods and services tax bill in July and how the monsoons play out will have a bearing on India's demand for gold and gold jewellery
After the 2019 election, one thing is sure: GST will see a number of changes, explains Indivjal Dhasmana.
A brief report card on Modi's ministers.
There is a need for stimulus, as India is essentially a consumption economy, argues Cargill India chairman Siraj Chaudhry
'There is a need for stimulus, as India is essentially a consumption economy.'
'Investors hate uncertainty and the demonetisation move certainly creates that.'
The Budget may see new rural schemes and stepping up of funding towards existing programmes like MNREGA, rural housing, irrigation projects and crop insurance.
The broader market outperformed with the S&P BSE Midcap down 0.3%, while the S&P BSE Smallcap was little changed.
The prime minister, who spoke in the Upper House as it bid farewell to 53 retiring MPs, noted that Rajya Sabha members are representatives of the states and the interest of their state should be a priority for them.
For supply rules, the location decides where goods or services will be taxed.
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The GST will subsume most of the indirect taxes like excise duty and service tax
GST reform has been hanging fire since 2006-07.
Robust growth in indirect tax receipts points to a nascent revival in manufacturing sector.
We will destroy radical Islamic terrorism, Donald Trump declares after meeting Narendra Modi.
GST stabilisation, DTC implementation and banking reforms are crucial for sustaining high growth for a long period, says Rashesh Shah.
A tax reforms panel, headed by finance minister's advisor Parthasarathi Shome, is considering moving away from setting fixed tax-collection targets and linking these with the changing economic scenario during the year.
The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 53.30 points or 0.61 per cent to 8,778.
The prime minister further alleged that the work of Congress while in power was mere pretentiousness.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's decision to cancel his planned trip to the United States next week was mutually agreed upon, US President Donald Trump has said stating that such a meeting would be "fruitless unless Mexico is going to treat America fairly".
'The manufacturing sector and the capital goods industry need all the support that the government can provide, because they are working in a global market where trade restrictions are coming down every day,' says Amar Kaul.
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