Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented his first Budget on Thursday.
Significantly, about half of the CEOs who took part in the survey indicated that they propose to increase their investments in near future, 45 per cent cited no change in investment levels, while only 5 per cent expected a fall.
Many countries are taking steps to ease processing. However, travellers should have a justifiable reason for the visit and their finances should be in order.
The Union Budget 2014-15 has proposed to set up new IITs and IIMs
German car makers Audi and Mercedes-Benz on Monday cut prices by up to Rs 3.82 lakh, while Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra announced their intent to follow suit after Finance Minister P Chidambaram reduced excise on automobiles in the Interim Budget for 2014-15.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget for 2014-15 on Thursday.
This law will further promote inclusive economic growth targeting a larger population and enabling deeper insurance penetration.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a meeting to discuss the preparations for launching Doordarshan's 'Kisan TV' on May 26, to coincide with the first anniversary celebrations of the National Democratic Alliance government.
The duty reduction in feedstock would strengthen the domestic manufacturing in India making it more competitive leading to surge in exports of finished goods.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday described as "well-balanced" the Vote-on-Account presented by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, saying it portrays a "realistic picture" of the economic situation of the country.
There are no major announcements in the Union Budget 2014-15.
Agriculture credit is likely to exceed the target of Rs 7,00,000 crore while farm exports are expected to increase to over $45 billion in the current fiscal, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said today.
India's current account deficit (CAD) will be contained at USD 45 billion this financial year, well below the record high level of 2012-13, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Monday.
Although the future of Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is uncertain for now, the upcoming vote-on-account is likely to account for about Rs 1,300 crore that was transferred to the bank accounts of customers in the form of subsidy.
Union Budget 2014-15 is positive for metals and mining companies.
Lowering excise duty on petrol, diesel, and other fuels, branded fuels.
Money flowing into the equity schemes of mutual funds is back at a level last seen before the 2008 financial crisis, when the stock market tanked 60 per cent.
Attacking the government for a provision of a mere Rs 500 (Rs 5 billion).
It is a toss-up between liquidity and higher returns; if the tenure is more than three years, FMPs score.
'The whole country has to aspire to move up. They should look at their neighbours, see where they are, and should work to get there.'
While FMPs no longer offer the same short-term advantage, it is still a good product for the medium term.
20 new industrial clusters will be developed in 2014-15.
A sum of Rs 7060 crore is provided in the current fiscal for the project of developing one hundred Smart Cities.
Industry demands the basic customs duty on all steel imports to be raised to 25%
There is nothing specific announced for Chemicals Industry, however, reduction in customs duty
A mix of industrialists and businessmen, who have inherited riches or rose from humble backgrounds and even endured boom and bust cycles, the top five MPs are illustrative of how the political stock of the wealthy is increasing rapidly.
The Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) has already taken up the matter with the market regulator and the finance ministry.
Banks to be permitted to raise long-term funds for lending to infrastructure sector with minimum regulatory pre-emption such as CRR, SLR and Priority Sector Lending.
It emphasised that agricultural infrastructure needs considerable investments and hence Section 80IA benefits must be extended to all such investments like IT infrastructure, computers, VSAT, solar panels, water harvesting facilities, storage etc.
The current debt market scenario is balanced from rates perspective.
The 35-year-old fails to understand how to decide whether a particular scheme should be kept in one's portfolio or not.
In a live chat on rediff.com held on Friday, July 11, well-known equity specialist Devang Mehta discussed what effect the Budget will have on the stock markets -- from how NOT to lose money in the markets to which are the safest stocks.
Sectors throw up a wishlist for the Finance Minister.
Tax incentives to have cascading effect on the capital goods industry.
With prices unlikely to run up sharply, genuine buyers can start readying deals before the festival season starts.
An exercise to rationalise coal linkages which will optimize transport of coal and reduce cost of power is underway.
Real estate sector cheers reforms in the Budget.
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