budget

Economy

27 December, 2018

India's April-November fiscal deficit touches 115% of budget target

India’s April-November fiscal deficit stood at Rs 7.17 trillion ($101.93 billion), or 114.8% of the budgeted target for the current ......

Finance

19 December, 2017

Firms acquiring stressed assets may get tax sops; Stove Kraft readies for IPO

The government is considering giving tax relief to companies that acquire stressed assets under the insolvency process, according to a ......

General

31 January, 2017

What it says about growth, demonetisation and more

India's economy should grow between 6.75% and 7.5% in the financial year beginning on April 1, a government report estimated ......

General

31 January, 2017

India GDP growth for FY18 likely 6.75-7.5%: Economic Survey

The Indian economy is likely to expand between 6.75% and 7. 5% in the fiscal year that begins in April, ......

General

27 January, 2017

India's investors brace for higher taxes, fewer incentives in budget

Investors in India are bracing for higher taxes and fewer incentives from the government's annual budget on Feb. 1 as ......

General

24 January, 2017

How growth in indirect taxes outpaced increase in direct taxes

Economists say that governments must strive to collect more revenue from direct taxes and comparatively lesser from the regressive indirect ......

Others

16 January, 2017

What the budget must really do to boost investment sentiment

In the past, the annual budget speech was such a momentous occasion that senior management gathered to watch the speech ......

General

11 January, 2017

Ahead of budget, RBI chief Patel seeks lower government debt

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel urged the government to make progress in reducing high federal and state ......

General

02 January, 2017

Five key developments that will shape Indian economy this year

2017 is likely to be a year in which the government’s resolve to make India a "less-cash" economy will be ......

General

21 September, 2016

Will railways lose its autonomy post the merger of rail & general budget?

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to merge the railway and the general budgets. This will end a ......