Standard deduction for employees: Arun Jaitley's Budget gift is a backhanded relief to salaried class
It is the salaried class which needed the finance minister’s sympathy, if not indulgence.
Budget 2018: CII seeks easier GST compliance procedures, tweaking tax network
Simplification of GST compliances would result in higher number of returns filed, increased collection of revenues, CII said
Budget 2018: Guidance on fiscal deficit, tax parity with other financial products awaited
The focus will shift to the GoI’s ability to maintain its fiscal deficit under control as it continues on its path of fiscal prudence.
Budget 2018: Will Finance Minister Arun Jaitley fulfil common man's wish list?
The taxpayers would be glued to their televisions and electronic devices to see what the FM will present them on Budget day
Budget 2018: Reconsider tax rates to boost tourism sector, say experts
Favourable policies and enabling environment will help boost the tourism sector which is one of the key drivers in terms of employment generation and inclusive growth
Budget 2018: Need to make GST 'better and simpler', says KPMG
The implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been a bumpy road so far, sending businesses and revenue collections into a tailspin.
Budget 2018: Why it is time to reconsider income tax exemption given to charitable institutions
If rendering noble services can beget one income tax exemption, there could other claimants for this honour
Budget 2018: Bond investors want level playing field with equities in capital gains tax
The yields on government bonds have surged by more than 100 basis points (100 basis points is equal to 1 percent) since August 2017.
Bill proposing Rs 20 lakh tax-free gratuity likely to be passed in Budget Session
Payment of Gratuity Amendment Bill 2017 is likely to be passed in the forthcoming Budget session, which will make formal sector workers eligible for tax-free Rs 20 lakh gratuity
Govt to make Rs 50,000 cr additional borrowing from G-Sec in current fiscal
The government on Wednesday said it has decided to make additional borrowing of Rs 50,000 crore this fiscal through dated securities, a move that may put burden on the fiscal deficit target of 3.2 percent of GDP
RBI policy: With GST complicating Narendra Modi govt’s budget math, MPC may hold its fire for now
The government has only four months of indirect tax collection data to base its revenue estimates and growth projections for the budget scheduled on 1 February, 2018