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Feb 26, 2015
Rail Budget 2015 Live: Prabhu late for Talkathon, aam janta getting impatient
We track the latest developments as Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu presents his first Railway Budget. -
Jun 04, 2012
Pranab confident of meeting indirect tax collection target
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today exuded confidence that they will be able to
meet indirect tax collection target of Rs 5.05 lakh crore for 2012-13. -
Jun 01, 2012
No new taxes in Akhilesh's maiden UP budget
Terming it as a budget that would fulfil public aspirations, the chief minister also announced a provision of Rs 500 crore to waive off loans to farmers. -
May 07, 2012
Govt rolls back 1% excise duty on jewellery
In a relief to millions of jewellers across the country, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today announced rolling back one percent excise duty on both branded and unbranded jewellery. -
Apr 20, 2012
Higher forex losses see Cairn India's Q4 net fall 11%
Oil and gas producer Cairn India reported a 11 percent dip in net profit at Rs 2,186 crore for the quarter ended 31 March, 2012 as against Rs 2,458 crore a year ago. -
Apr 03, 2012
Street cheers Bhel results but govt puts share sale on hold
While the Street may be happy with Bhel's performance, there is much to worry about in the medium term. Order inflow at Rs 22,096 crore is almost 63 percent below last year's inflow of Rs 60,507 crore. -
Mar 30, 2012
19,000 crore service tax, control excise duty frauds in 2008-11: CAG
In service tax, the CAG observed the department raised a demand of Rs 9,905.84 crore and recovered only Rs 2,706 crore. -
Mar 24, 2012
Jaya announces welfare measures for Lankan Tamil refugees
Jayalalithaa ordered extension of the scheme, presently available to poor people of the state, as part of measures taken by her government for the welfare of the Tamil refugees, an official release said. -
Mar 21, 2012
Expect Food Security Bill by year-end, says Thomas
The government today said it plans to implement the National Food Security Bill by the end of this year. -
Mar 19, 2012
Govt seeks Parliament nod for Rs 4.3 lakh cr additional expense
The third batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants 2011-12 was today placed in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. -
Mar 19, 2012
Duty hike hits Tata Motors, prices to be up by Rs 35k
Tata Motors has raised the prices as per the excise duty hike in the Budget. In passenger cars, the increase will vary between Rs 2,000 and Rs 8,000 depending upon various models. -
Mar 19, 2012
Will implementing Food bill entail Rs 1.12 lakh crore subsidy?
Implementation of the National Food Security Bill will entail a subsidy of a whopping Rs 1.12 lakh crore, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister K V Thomas informed the Rajya Sabha today. -
Mar 16, 2012
Budget 2012: Everything retail investors need to know
Budget 2012 was nothing to write home about, overall. But it did offer individuals and retail investors some reason to smile with the cut in STT and hike in income tax limit. -
Mar 16, 2012
Tata Motors to increase prices following excise duty hike
Tata Motors said in a statement that the company has decided to increase the prices in proportion to the hike in the excise duty. -
Mar 16, 2012
Eco survey vital for Budget making, govt policies: Pranab
The 2011-12 Survey has also suggested the government adopt the path of fiscal consolidation to bring down fiscal deficit, besides undertaking a crackdown on corruption. -
Mar 07, 2012
Govt may aim at a 4.3 percent fiscal deficit in FY13
The government has hiked the market borrowing target for the current fiscal to Rs 4.35 lakh crore, from the budgeted Rs 3.43 lakh crore. -
Mar 06, 2012
Budget 2012 primer: What does govt spend money on?
Spending on rural employment takes away much needed resources for building infrastructure. Similarly, any loan waiver program will eat into capital spending on infrastructure. -
Mar 05, 2012
India Inc, don't expect any market-friendly goodies in Budget 2012
The only positive to look forward to, brokerage Credit Suisse says, is that there could be a small boost to consumption. -
Mar 02, 2012
Income tax exemption could be increased to Rs 3 lakh
A Parliamentary panel scrutinising the DTC Bill has suggested raising the income tax exemption limit to Rs 3 lakh. -
Feb 28, 2012
Budget 2012: How everything went wrong for Pranab-da
An attempt at fiscal consolidation might lead to a lower fiscal deficit estimate for the new year, but the key question is, can that target be maintained?
