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Finance

22 January, 2018

Budget 2018: Infra spends may spur capex, but FM Jaitley must woo private sector

Capital expenditure is key to any budgetary exercise. After all, the quantum of capex spent, both by the government, as ......

General

07 February, 2017

Just one in five active listed firms to benefit from corporate tax cut

Ahead of this year’s budget, the media was agog with speculation that finance minister Arun Jaitley will give companies something ......

General

11 November, 2016

Tax department will not hound small depositors: Arun Jaitley

Currency worth around Rs 14 lakh crore is in circulation in the economy in high-denomination notes and how much of ......

General

03 November, 2016

GST Council meeting: Will the Centre and states find a consensus on tax rates?

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) council, which is headed by union finance minister Arun Jaitley and comprises his counterparts ......

Consumer

23 March, 2016

Divide among jewellery associations deepens as partial strike continues

The fissure, among various Indian jewellery associations and individual jewellers, is widening as many standalone jewellers are still reluctant to ......

Infrastructure

29 February, 2016

Jaitley walks a tightrope to fund infrastructure

Finance minister Arun Jaitley’s third Union budget had a theme—Transform India. And while reading out the budget speech, Jaitley termed ......

Infrastructure

29 February, 2016

Electricity generated from coal to be costlier by around 12 paise per unit

Electricity generated from India’s coal-fuelled projects may become costlier by around 12 paise per unit following the Union budget announcement ......

General

29 February, 2016

Budget 2016: A leap towards systemic reforms in infrastructure

The Union budget 2016, on the face of it, appears lacklustre for various infrastructure sectors in general and there’s nothing ......

Infrastructure

29 February, 2016

Bar set high for FM

To say that the infrastructure sector ought to be an area of focus for the government is perhaps an understatement. ......