It is not clear if the Modi-led government will announce loan waivers of the type the UPA did in 2008, but the rising farm distress,
Month: December 2018
Government will use Business Intelligence and Analytics to detect tax evasion in GST – The Financial Express
Government is also working to develop a new system for filing of GST returns with an improved user interface. The government will use Business Intelligence
Can’t want foreign investment in e-tail and then want to change rules – The Financial Express
Can’t want e-tail FDI and then want to change rules With the general elections around the corner, the government is once again making the right
NCLT orders insolvency resolution process against CIL subsidiary – The Financial Express
NCLT orders insolvency resolution process against CIL subsidiary In a setback to Coal India (CIL), the Kolkata bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)
RBI–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
Government wants to re-open IL&FS group balance sheets – The Hindu BusinessLine
The corporate affairs ministry on Thursday moved the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) seeking to reopen the books of IL&FS Group and its subsidiaries for
Losing ‘trust’ in Liberty, ABG lenders reject resolution plan – The Hindu BusinessLine
Casting doubts over the ability of Liberty House to meet its commitments under resolution plans for Adhunik Metaliks and Amtek Auto, the Committee of Creditors
Snooping state vs the right to privacy–Economic Times
The government’s empowerment of 10 agencies to carry out electronic snooping on citizens at will is anti-democratic and should be withdrawn. The government’s defence that
It’s official! Central agencies can now snoop into your computer – The Hindu BusinessLine
What was a theoretical possibility became a reality on Friday as the government authorised 10 central agencies, including the Intelligence Bureau, the Narcotics Control Bureau,
IPOs–Primary concerns – The Hindu BusinessLine
It’s surprising that SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi should express concern in public about companies delaying public offers despite the regulator giving the green signal. Since
GST: BPOs may be kept out of GST ambit–Economic Times
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
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