'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.
Tax Guru Anil Rego answers your personal income tax queries.
Listing out priorities for the Finance Ministry under Arun Jaitley and the Narendra Modi government as a whole, it said the growth rate can pick up to 6 per cent with the extent and pace of reform measures.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended Mr Rajan, but it would be debated why he took so long to dub criticisms like those against the RBI governor as improper.
As protectionism grows from the United States to Australia, Sanjay Kumar Singh draws up a comprehensive financial checklist for those shifting to India.
'Success will require political skill, not just economic expertise'
'Investors are coming in because they can't afford to miss India.'
Shikha Verma explains how child insurance plans can help you achieve your child's financial dreams.
Withdrawals from EPF and NPS to have same tax rates.
The paper will invite comments on whether or not the royalty ceiling applicable till 2009 should be re-imposed.
Increase in taxes on luxury cars will not have any effect on the demand
Kumar Mangalam Birla spoke high of the Modi government during the summit.
Airlines have opposed the rules that make it compulsory for them to pay compensation to passengers in case a flight is delayed by more than four hours
Providing relief to the economy from widening trade deficit on account of gold imports, the inward shipments of the metal slumped in December to 39 tonnes, Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher said on Wednesday.
'The idea of Hindu Rashtra is one of the most inclusive concepts.'
'Through the use of technology, the GSTN will tip the balance in favour of compliance rather than tax evasion, lowering the barriers for entry into the tax payment system while making it much harder to cheat on payments,' says Nandan Nilekani.
There has been nothing consolidated in the Budget for this section that may transform entrepreneurship in any meaningful way
US companies are 'positively looking' at India.
In an online chat with readers on July 8, Anil Rego answered their tax queries. Here's the chat transcript in case you missed the chat
For India, struggling for competitiveness, the current rupee overvaluation in terms of real effective exchange rate is a genuine constraint.
Restrict investment to Rs 50,000 for tax benefits, experts tell Sanjay Kumar Singh, but caution that taxation at maturity and compulsory annuities are dampers.
The Budget sets out a comprehensive vision.
States to come under DIPP watch on ease of doing business.
Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to e-commerce controversies.
The government had projected the GDP growth to be at 8.5%.
Experts hail Budget 2015 as a progressive, growth oriented one.
The retrospective tax decision reversing the January 2012 Supreme Court verdict in the Vodafone case has often been cited as the reason for foreign investors losing confidence in India as an investment destination.
The Income Tax Act empowers the CBDT to capture information in respect of payments to non-residents, whether taxable or not
He warned that Pakistan-supported terrorist groups would continue to carry out attacks inside India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and the United Kingdom are economically made for each other.
"Let people pay, but if they don't pay, go after them"
'You have to do good work and also do good politics.' 'I think that part was missing, communication was an issue, but we have bridged that gap.'
The government last month introduced the GST Bill in Parliament.
He also underlined that activism has to be blended with restraint and there cannot be a compromise with other aspects of the basic structure in the name of judicial independence.
A few companies continue to pay taxes at 15-20%.
Ahead of the assembly elections next year, the BJP has been wallowing in a welter of ideas that has resurrected the debate on populism versus pragmatism, as it has to pander to two important but incompatible constituencies, of the freebie consuming masses and Bengaluru's heavy hitters craving for even roads, pristine lakes and unbroken power supply, reports Radhika Ramaseshan.
As for structural reform, there are signs if one looks hard enough.
'The economy will pick up in 2020 or a little later... When it picks up, will it reach 10%, 8% or still lower? It all depends on how realistic are the diagnosis and the prescriptions that follow,' says Professor K J Joseph.
Citing national security and confidentiality clauses, the Finance Ministry has declined to disclose information on exchange of correspondence among India, Swiss and German authorities in connection with the black money probe.
Jaitley keen to uplift the insurance sector.
