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Will Budget 2013 bring bruises or balm to business and markets?
Fp Staff • 12 years agoFinance Minister P Chidambaram is known as a market reformer, with his investor and business friendly policies. Today's Firstpost Budget Live Debate focused on what this Budget will have in store for India Inc and the rising middle class.
Budget 2013: 'Realty needs regulator bill, industry status'
Arlene • 12 years agoIf the real estate sector gets the industry status, it will allow firms to raise capitals at much lower rates, says founder and CEO, Propequity, Samir Jasuja.
Budget 2013: Infra status alone won't create cheap housing
Chadha • 12 years agoThe biggest problem of affordable housing is the lack of political will to ensure it becomes a reality and the fact that it is being created in places that are not habitable, said Pankaj Kapoor, MD of real estate research firm Liases Foras
Top priority is to keep investment cycle going, says FM
Fp Archives • 12 years agoFinance Minister said both domestic and foreign investments are not an option but an economic imperative for the government.
Time to wrap up loose ends on GST: FM
Fp Archives • 12 years agoFinance Minister P Chidambaram today said he would outline amendments to the Constitution on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in his Budget speech if there is consensus among states on the issue.
GAAR and FIIs: 5 key things you need to know
Fp Staff • 12 years agoThe deferral of GAAR by the government to April 2016 has laid most foreign institutional investor (FII) concerns to rest as this provides enough time for investors to review their investment structures. The deferral is likely to support capital flows in the coming years.
FM defers GAAR ahead of Budget, Sensex soars to 2-yr high
Fp Archives • 12 years agoThe government will delay by two years implementation of controversial rules on tax avoidance to 2016, a decision which earned a positive market reaction and is likely to help attract more capital inflows.
Chidambaram's speech: 10 decisions taken on GAAR
Fp Staff • 12 years agoThe GAAR provisions would override the double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) benefits if the arrangements were intended solely to evade taxes, the Finance Minister also said.
Rupee unlikely to appreciate before Budget 2013
Fp Staff • 12 years agoFitch ratings warning on India's slowing economic growth and the possibility of a rating downgrade in the next one year sent the rupee lower today
Banks demand cut in lock-in period for tax-saving deposits
Fp Staff • 12 years agoIn a pre-budget consultation with Finance Minister P Chidambaram, bankers also sought permission to issue tax-free bonds like other financial institutions for raising funds and augmenting business.