Many years ago, when the rupee was constantly under threat to weaken, RBI often railed against speculators and, indeed, acted from time to time, for
Month: September 2017
Additional funds may go to housing, MNREGA to generate jobs, spur growth | Business Standard News–25.09.2017
Looking at multiple options to spur growth and generate jobs, the Centre is zeroing in on housing and social sector schemes, besides focusing on women’s
GST: What are consequences of procuring goods from an unregistered vendor? | Business Standard News–25.09.2017
Our client is a partnership firm, trading in shares and securities. They also have income from investment consultancy and have obtained a GST (goods and
Insolvency proceedings: Amend laws to recognise the concept of buyer’s lien | Business Standard Column–25.09.2017
Neither the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA) nor the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) sufficiently addresses the concerns of homebuyers Insolvency proceedings initiated
I-T self-assessment filings under lens | Business Standard News–25.09.2017
The income-tax (I-T) department is suspecting that taxpayers are understating their advance tax liabilities under self-assessment in the early quarters of the year and showing
Reform, don’t spend | Business Standard Column–25.09.2017
I suppose we should be grateful. After months and months in which voices have been raised in concern about a serious and structural slowdown in
More trouble ahead for export trade | Business Standard Column–25.09.2017
Last week, many organisations had represented the difficulties of exporters under the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. They’d done so before the panel
De-Tax: What’s changed for professionals after GST | Business Line–25.09.2017
It’s more than two months since the Goods and Services Tax has taken over the previous indirect tax regime and most businesses and professionals have
P2P lending: Direct selling agents may come under RBI regulatory ambit as NBFCs | Business Line–25.09.2017
The Reserve Bank of India’s recent move to regulate peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms as non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) has created a grey area of sorts,
FinMin plans Mudra promotion camps from Sept 27 | Business Line–25.09.2017
In a bid to accelerate self-employment opportunities, the Finance Ministry has decided to organise Mudra promotion camps across the country beginning September 27 from the
’Change in fiscal consolidation roadmap to hurt investor sentiment’ | Business Line–25.09.2017
Global investors view India favourably not just for its growth outlook, but also because of its robust/stable macro story The Government has been under pressure
The faltering economy — On the weak numbers – The Hindu–25.09.2017
A set of weak economic numbers has left the Central government scrambling to do something to set things in order. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley last
Recognising Alzheimer’s – Caregivers need to be empowered, educated, and supported–The Hindu–25.09.2017
It’s a terrifying disease and its onset can be bewildering for family members. But the signs are recognisable. It all begins with uncle Vivek having
Who’s lending to Indian businesses? – The Hindu–25.09.2017
With the banks busy chipping away at their mountain of bad loans and operating on precarious levels of capital, who will fund the credit needs
‘GST: MSMEs to gain via better competitiveness’ – The Hindu
Booster potential: The market for MSMEs will grow as tax complexities of interstate sales disappear. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is all set to
‘Interest rates, rupee hurting growth’ – The Hindu
Businessman looking down at the falling red arrow destroying a concrete barrier. Collapse and drop. Fall and depreciation. Regression and deterioration. Crisis. Better exchange rate
Floor hasn’t fallen through: Don’t go by ‘feel’, economic data call for measured rather than precipitate action
Reviewing the fascinating book Progress by Swedish economic historian Johan Norberg, the Economist recently wrote, “People are predisposed to think that things are worse than
Dialling The Wrong Number | The Indian Express
The DOT circulars seeking Aadhaar-Mobile linking have no legal force Shortly after the Supreme Court declared privacy to be a fundamental right, most cellphone users
KJ Alphons’ remark on fuel price hike has zero economic logic | columns | Hindustan Times
KJ Alphons seems to have forgotten that excise duty on petrol and diesel has been increased on 11 occasions since May 2014, thus rising by
Extend GST return deadline by 2 months to resolve issues: CII | business-news | Hindustan Times
n view of the difficulties of online filing, CII suggested that the due dates for filing GST returns be deferred for another month or two.(AFP)