The government may consider resolving two of the biggest tax roadblocks looming over a successful conclusion of the insolvency process in the upcoming Budget, two
Month: January 2018
Economic Survey 2018: Economy is seeing robust & broad-based revival: CEA Arvind Subramanian – The Economic Times–30.01.2018-1
ON FISCAL CONSOLIDATION This has been an unusual year because of demonetisation and GST. This is well known… There are no surprises… If activity is
Budget 2018: Employment in the formal sector is much more than what is believed to be, says Economic Survey – The Financial Express–30.01.2018
Budget 2018: Employment in the formal sector is much more than what is believed to be, Economic Survey said today even as it stressed that providing
Economic Survey data suggests Modi govt has undone Indian economy: Congress | Business Standard News–30.01.2018-1
Strongly criticising the Economic Survey 2018 for having failed the people, the Congress party said it would need a miracle for the Indian economy to
Why is Economic Survey 2018 cautiously optimistic about GDP growth? | Business Standard News–30.01.2018–1
Economic Survey 2017-18, tabled in Parliament on Monday by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley, betrays cautiousness on growth, indicating that the
Primitive explanations of primitive assumptions | Business Standard Column–30.01.2018—–*****
Prof. Pulak Ghosh and Dr. Soumya Kanti Ghosh provided explanations to what I called as primitive assumptions in their work on payrolls data. I had
Recent changes in central GST | Business Standard Column–30.01.2018
The government has revised the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Rules for e-way bills, allowed Customs officers to process the refund claims of exporters and
Exchange rates, jobs & external vulnerability | Business Standard Column–Mr. Rajwade–30.01.2018-1——*****
Recently, The Observer newspaper of UK criticised President Donald Trump for his “petulant, childish behaviour combined with a staggering lack of knowledge and contempt for
Flagging uncertainty | The Indian Express–30.01.2018-1——*****
The coming year may be better for growth, but there are risks too — which the Economic Survey rightly identifies Nothing can better capture the
Economic Survey: Worst is over, things are getting better but work needs to be done | Editorial–Hindustan Times-1—30.01.2018
The Economic Survey points out that “climate change — whose imprint on Indian agriculture is already visible — might reduce farm incomes by up to
Why India’s capital gain regime needs a change | Business Standard Column–30.01.2018
The capital gains regime is due for a change and here are the reasons why — the extant law is complex, unwieldy, and far from
Moved from crony socialism to stigmatised capitalism: Arvind Subramanian | Business Standard News–30.01.2018-1
The government doesn’t have to do anything new and radical, but should look to finish off the policy initiatives it has already implemented, Chief Economic
GST: What are requirements for clearance of samples supplied free of cost? | Business Standard News–30.01.2018
I am a manufacturer of readymade garments. If I send any inputs to the job worker, will it be treated as taxable supply? Can I
Union Budget 2018-19 fiscal governance is the key – Business Line–30.01.2018-1——*****
It’s all very well for the budget to promise big bang reforms, but first, the Government should get its basics right The Indian economy is
Unease in doing business: Legal wrangles remain bane of running operations in India – Business Line–30.01.2018
Notwithstanding the striking progress made in ease of doing business, India continues to lag behind Pakistan, Congo and Sudan when it comes to enforcing contract
Persistently high oil price a key risk – Business Line–30.01.2018-1
Boiling oil price has definitely put the government’s number crunchers on a high alert as it will have a direct impact on the Budget. A
10 ‘champion’ sectors to create new jobs – Business Line–30.01.2018-1
In an effort to boost job generation to double-digit level, the government has identified 10 ‘champion’ sectors that will drive growth under the ‘Make in
Reticence and restraint – Business Line–30.01.2018-1
The Economic Survey 2017-18 is strikingly different in tenor and substance from the earlier two versions produced by the chief economic advisor, Arvind Subramanian. It
CEA Arvind Subramanian calls to bring petrol, diesel prices under GST | Hindustan Times–30.01.2018-1
Amid spiralling petrol and diesel prices, Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian on Monday called for petroleum products to be brought under the ambit of the
Economic Survey: Cautious optimism – The Hindu–30.01.2018-1
The Economic Survey for 2017-18 paints the picture of an economy that gives reason for both optimism and caution. It projects that GDP growth could