India aims to keep business process outsourcing (BPO) service providers out of the ambit of the goods and services tax (GST), ensuring that they won’t face 18% tax. A
Day: December 21, 2018
Consumer Protection Bill, 2018 – The Hindu
In a discussion in the Rajya Sabha in December last, Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu narrated his experience with a spurious weight-loss advertisement and how he lost money
Expert panel to look into ‘angel tax’ issue faced by start-ups – The Hindu BusinessLine
Start-ups that received a notice from the Income-Tax Department over ‘angel tax’ can breathe easy as the government has decided to set up an expert
Loan waivers are good politics, not economics–Deccan Chronicle
Many developed economies also have pro-farmer policies, and India, with over 50 per cent of its population dependent on agriculture, cannot but be pro-farmer. The
Statement of intentions [ Niti Ayog ] – The Hindu BusinessLine
NITI Aayog’s document sets out economic goals, but there’s no roadmap The NITI Aayog’s Strategy for New India @75 lays out a checklist of priorities
‘RBI must release a vision document for UCBs to thrive’ – The Hindu BusinessLine
To strengthen the urban co-operative banking sector, the Reserve Bank of India needs to come up with a vision document in the light of the
US Federal Reserve raises lending rate; signals slower pace ahead – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate for the fourth time this year to reflect the US economy’s continued strength but signalled that
Pruning GST | Opinion News, The Indian Express
Farm loan waivers, on the other hand, are devoid of economic rationale. Adherence to fiscal prudence is too much to expect when national elections are
A Bad Idea: Niti Aayog rightly rejects farm loan waivers–Times of India
Going against the grain, Niti Aayog has given a thumbs down to the concept of farm loan waivers just as Rajasthan became the fourth state
Editorial on Start up India program & Angel tax issue | ना ताळ ना मेळ! | Loksatta
‘एंजल टॅक्स’ २०१२ पासून अस्तित्वात असला तरी तो दंडासह भरण्याची सक्ती आताच केली जाणे, हे धोरणविसंगतीचे लक्षण आहे.. नवउद्यमींवरील हा कर खरे तर ‘स्टार्ट अप
हे वेळीच रोखा | jobs for locals–Maharashtra Times
हे वेळीच रोखा देशाला सर्वसमावेशकतेचे धडे देणाऱ्या कॉँग्रेसच्या मध्यप्रदेशातील मुख्यमंत्री कमलनाथ यांनी घेतलेल्या उद्योग धोरणांबाबतच्या निर्णयाने रान पेटले आहे. मध्यप्रदेशमध्ये नव्याने उद्योग सुरू करायचे असतील,
Govt to set up panel to look into tax issues faced by startups – The Economic Times
Several startups have raised concerns on taxation of angel funds under Section 56 of the Income Tax Act, which provides for taxation of funds received
NCLAT to hear plea over moratorium on dues recovery from IL&FS on January 28 – The Economic Times
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Thursday said it would hear the plea over moratorium on dues recovery from IL&FS and group companies on January 28. A two-member
Employment generation: 8.27 lakh jobs created in October; 79.16 lakh in last 14 months, says EPFO payroll data – The Financial Express
The EPFO said in its statement that the data is provisional as updation of employee records is a continuous process and gets updated in subsequent
Tax warning: Income Tax Department warns people not to do these transactions – The Financial Express
The Income Tax Department has again warned people to refrain from large cash transactions. In a bid to implement the government’s mission to make India
Govt wants Rs 100 bn interim dividend from RBI for fiscal deficit target | Business Standard News
The government is asking the Reserve Bank of India for at least Rs100 billion in interim dividend for 2018-19 as it looks to meet a tough fiscal deficit target
Why farm loan waivers make sense | Business Standard Column
Few would argue that between Manmohan Singh, who was India’s prime minister for two successive terms between 2004 and 2014, Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister
Patience with the IBC | Business Standard Editorials
Speaking at a function organised to mark the second anniversary of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, or IBC, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley defended the integrity of the process and suggested
Changing stance | Business Standard Editorials
There has been a flurry of central bank action across the world in the past few days. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US
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