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Union Budget 2019: India's income tax base not wide in proportion to population; taxpayers' number rises in past 5 years

Tax slabs serve as the threshold limit beyond which a person needs to pay a specific rate of tax to the government.

Union Budget 2019: Customs duty, a major source of govt revenue; helps keep imports under check, protect domestic industries

Customs duty in India comes under the Customs Act 1962 and Customs Tariff Act of 1975.

Union Budget 2019: Finance Minister should consider bringing down corporate tax rate for all companies, irrespective of turnover

In February 2019, the then Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal adopted a pragmatic approach by providing a pro-growth and fiscally prudent Budget

New bill gives Sebi teeth to tackle ponzi schemes, ensures speedy trials

The Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2014, aims to empower capital market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) by giving powers such as authority to seek call data records.<br /> <br />