http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Tue, 21 May 2013 05:30:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/economy/pranabs-real-message-to-taxpayers-we-dont-trust-you-261349.html#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:54:45 +0000 The Business Blog http://www.firstpost.com/?p=261349 The measures to track tax avoidance introduced by the recent budget essentially means the government is going to get nastier with taxpayers.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/economy/pranabs-real-message-to-taxpayers-we-dont-trust-you-261349.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/economy/fms-deficit-math-is-going-wrong-rate-cut-hopes-recede-253687.html#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:56:21 +0000 Sourav Majumdar http://www.firstpost.com/?p=253687 Oil prices and currency depreciation may spoil Pranab Mukherjee's fiscal deficit arithmetic.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/economy/fms-deficit-math-is-going-wrong-rate-cut-hopes-recede-253687.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/economy/govt-needs-rs-2000-cr-daily-to-fill-up-its-begging-bowl-252257.html#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:45:36 +0000 Rajanya Bose http://www.firstpost.com/?p=252257 In a situation where liquidity is crunched, the government's borrowing plan will not only suck liquidity out of the economy, but will also not give any incentive to the RBI to ease interest rates.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/economy/govt-needs-rs-2000-cr-daily-to-fill-up-its-begging-bowl-252257.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/mumbai-realty-registrations-down-11-price-cut-in-the-offing-251596.html#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:08:21 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/?p=251596 Many expect that the developers will have to cut prices across the board now to attract more people to buy properties. But this year’s budget may not let that happen.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/mumbai-realty-registrations-down-11-price-cut-in-the-offing-251596.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/conerns-over-rollback-will-force-nifty-to-be-rangebound-251233.html#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:37:54 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=251233 Traders expect the Nifty to be range bound between 5,170 and 5,340 for the next few sessions on worries that the UPA government may rollback some budget proposals]]> http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/conerns-over-rollback-will-force-nifty-to-be-rangebound-251233.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/second-slap-sc-junks-govts-vodafone-review-petition-250681.html#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:57:22 +0000 Jagannathan http://www.firstpost.com/?p=250681 The Supreme Court has thrown out the government's review petition in the Vodafone case. Will the government never learn?]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/second-slap-sc-junks-govts-vodafone-review-petition-250681.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/economy/pranabs-deficit-target-unatainable-says-sp-247538.html#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:21:15 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/?p=247538 Though the finance minister had announced various fiscal measures to tackle the deficit, there was no clear path on when the direct tax code or goods and service tax could come into effect.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/economy/pranabs-deficit-target-unatainable-says-sp-247538.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/economy/political-situation-forced-me-to-be-extra-careful-in-preparing-budgetpranab-248812.html#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:31:34 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=248812 He said that knowing the moods of the persons in Parliament, he could not do all that he wanted to in the Union Budget. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/economy/political-situation-forced-me-to-be-extra-careful-in-preparing-budgetpranab-248812.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/economy/nifty-futures-asian-markets-up-but-budget-blues-are-a-drag-248601.html#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:54:17 +0000 Vembu http://www.firstpost.com/?p=248601 In terms of policy momentum, the budget drew a blank, which leaves the Indian market at the mercy of liquidity. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/economy/nifty-futures-asian-markets-up-but-budget-blues-are-a-drag-248601.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/investing/despite-the-tame-budget-investors-should-bet-smart-on-indian-markets-248340.html#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:42:33 +0000 Arjun Parthasarathy http://www.firstpost.com/?p=248340 The economy and the markets can do well despite the government - so long long as the government does not act irresponsibly by resorting to populist measures.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/investing/despite-the-tame-budget-investors-should-bet-smart-on-indian-markets-248340.html/feed 0