Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/barking-up-the-wrong-tree-120102001572_1.html Strengthening the revenue forecasting system will yield better results than fixing deficit targets within a range Recent media reports suggest that the Union
Day: October 21, 2020
Agricultural reform: What to make of the new farm Bills – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/agricultural-reform-what-to-make-of-the-new-farm-bills/2109482/ Farmers are being asked to accept possibly significant new income risks, without any alternative risk management policies, in exchange for an untested promise
FM does the right thing, states need to do the same – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/fm-does-the-right-thing-states-need-to-do-the-same/2109495/ If states don’t revisit the 14% revenue-growth guarantee, the compensation issue will be repeated again next year In all the feuding between the
Income Tax survey to be conducted only after nod from high-ranked officers, says CBDT – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/income-tax-survey-to-be-conducted-only-after-nod-from-high-ranked-officers-says-cbdt/articleshow/78771306.cms?utm_source=ETTopNews&utm_medium=HPTN&utm_campaign=AL1&utm_content=23Synopsis The CBDT has issued directions to the officers that where any survey action is required by officers of “Central Charge” (involving search/ seizure),
Trump’s new rules hike minimum pay for H-1B medical professionals by 40%, pricing them out of market – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/visa-and-immigration/doctors-with-borders-in-trumps-america/articleshow/78778770.cms?utm_source=ETTopNews&utm_medium=HPTN&utm_campaign=AL1&utm_content=23Synopsis The US decision came on October 8, via a Department of Labor (DoL) Interim Final Rule (IFR) that mandated that minimum wages to
Covid impact on businesses: Businesses braced for the catastrophic impact of COVID-19. The blow may have been milder – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/entrepreneurship/businesses-braced-for-the-catastrophic-impact-of-covid-19-the-blow-may-have-been-milder/articleshow/78761415.cms SynopsisIt was believed that smaller companies cannot absorb the economic impact of COVID-19 and many would simply shut shop. Six months later, it
Donald Trump’s H-1B reforms will make America poorer – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/visa-and-immigration/view-donald-trumps-h-1b-reforms-will-make-america-poorer/articleshow/78771908.cmsSynopsis The policy tightens the definition of “specialty” occupations that qualify for H-1B status and prevents companies from hiring foreign workers unless they have
MSP: Government procures 98.19 lakh ton paddy at MSP for Rs 18,540 crore – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/government-procures-98-19-lakh-ton-paddy-at-msp-for-rs-18540-crore/articleshow/78771533.cmsSynopsis The sanctions for procurement of 1.23 lakh tonnes of copra for the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala were also
America’s Justice Department sued Google; here’s what’s happening and what could happen next – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/americas-justice-department-sued-google-heres-whats-happening-and-what-could-happen-next/articleshow/78775679.cmsSynopsis The suit is the first antitrust action against the company, owned by Alphabet, to result from investigations by the Justice Department, Congress and