- Budget 2012 impact: Steel prices may increase by up to Rs 1,000 a tonne
Increase in excise to 12 per cent as announced in the Budget on Friday will push up steel prices by up to Rs 1,000 per tonne, leading firms...
16 Mar, 2012, 10.20 PM IST
- Budget 2012: 30% jump in budget for disability sector
However, the NGOs expressed unhappiness and said the budget has left disability sector extremely disappointed and disillusioned.
16 Mar, 2012, 10.17 PM IST
Budget 2012 impact: Housing prices likely to rise on increase in service taxHowever, DTZ said that affordable housing is exempted from service tax and the move would give a boost to affordable housing segment.
16 Mar, 2012, 09.53 PM IST
Budget 2012: Govt plans 10% tax on income of company directorsHowever, there is no specific provision for deduction of tax on the remuneration paid to a director which is not in the nature of salary.
16 Mar, 2012, 09.30 PM IST
- Budget 2012: How much did Pranab budget for Lok Sabha MPs?
How much does he plan to put in the pocket of the members of parliament, the President and the vice president of India? ET takes a close lo...
16 Mar, 2012, 09.05 PM IST
- Budget 2012 double whammy attack on common man: Left
The Left parties said budget was a "double whammy attack" on common man as its proposals would further hike prices and impose more taxes on...
16 Mar, 2012, 07.09 PM IST
- Budget 2012: GST network rollout by August 2012 positive for MSMEs, says Dinesh Agarwal of IndiaMART
We hope that this timeline is met as it would certainly help address the multiple taxation issue faced by the MSMEs currently.
16 Mar, 2012, 05.18 PM IST
- Budget 2012-13: Common tax code on anvil for service tax, excise duty
On the lines of the proposed DTC, the govt plans to come out with a Common Tax Code (CTC) for service tax and central excise duty to harmon...
16 Mar, 2012, 05.11 PM IST
Budget 2012-13: Political compulsions may influence the Budget, says Bimal JalanThe budget will announce the right thing but whether they can do it really depends on the political will and political consensus.
16 Mar, 2012, 12.04 PM IST
Union Budget 2012 should make taxation simple for SME IT firms: Vikas Khanvelkar, DesignTech SystemsTaxation should also be made simpler in the Budget to keep them competitive. Ambiguous multiple taxation should be simplified.
16 Mar, 2012, 10.47 AM IST
Rail Budget row: Will consider Dinesh Trivedi's replacement if situation arises, says PMAccording to Times Now, the PM has said that the government will consider a replacement for Dinesh Trivedi if the situation arises.
15 Mar, 2012, 03.15 PM IST
Budget 2012 should avoid excise duty hikes for cement sector: Ashish Guha, HeidelbergCementNot much to expect from Budget, except rationalisation between steel and cement and no excise duty hikes because that will create further p...
13 Mar, 2012, 06.06 PM IST
Budget 2012: Provide some tax relief to telecom sectorTelecom Sector is hopeful that Budget 2012 will support them with certain tax reliefs or atleast try and minimize several tax uncertainties...
13 Mar, 2012, 03.50 PM IST
Budget 2012: Increase expenditure on R&D to help pharma industryGovernment should also think about enabling pharma companies to take their new inventions to the global markets.
13 Mar, 2012, 02.55 PM IST
Budget 2012: Create avenues to boost investment, says Arun Singh, Dun & Bradstreet IndiaStimulating the confidence level among the business community and creating suitable avenues for boosting the investment and consumption dem...
13 Mar, 2012, 12.50 PM IST
Railway Budget 2012 likely to focus on upgradation of signalling systemDinesh Trivedi is likely to spell out a blue print for upgrading signalling and telecommunication system to prevent accidents in Rail Budge...
13 Mar, 2012, 11.36 AM IST
Budget 2012: Mobile handset makers want uniform GST rateConcerned over different VAT rates on mobiles in different states, device manufacturers have demanded a uniform GST rate on handsets in Bud...
12 Mar, 2012, 07.52 PM IST