Oil, gas giants may get tax sop as government works on lifelineA relief package has become crucial for the survival of companies such as ONGC.
ONGC asks govt to waive cess, royalty as plummeting oil prices not enough to cover operating costWhile the slump in international oil prices to more than two-decade low is good news for fuel consumers, it is spelling economic havoc on o...
ONGC's SOS to Govt: Cut cess, royalty, free gas price to help companies surviveIndia's top oil and gas producer ONGC has sent an SOS to the government seeking a cut in taxes as well as being granted pricing and marketi...
New design puts Bengaluru Tin Factory metro station work on holdStudy report on double-decker corridor ready by month-end.
Weaker rupee, regulations make realty attractive for NRIsRupee rout can be seen as an investment opportunity for individual buyers as well as institutional investors.
Budget wish list: Oil & Gas sector hoping for reduction in cess rate, 100% depreciation allowanceThe change in Oil Industry Development (OID) cess duty would be positive for upstream firms as it would reduce costs by $5-6/barrel at curr...
ONGC, Cairn India demand lowering of cess on crudeThe producers want the government to cut the cess to 8 per cent of the price they realise on sale of domestically produced crude oil.
Dharmendra Pradhan pitches for cut in oil cessAfter oil producers including ONGC and private sector Cairn India pleaded for reduction in cess, oil ministry had written to Finance Minist...
ONGC, Cairn India demand halving of cess on crude oilONGC paid Rs 4,500 per tonne cess on crude oil it produced from almost all its fields including prime Mumbai High, till February 2016.
RBI concerned over delay in reporting of overseas investmentsPanama Papers disclosed a list of nearly 500 Indians who allegedly stashed money in offshore entities in Panama, considered to be a tax hav...
Cairn wants government to reduce oil cess before BudgetCairn India wants the government to not wait till the Budget to cut cess on crude oil so as to give relief to domestic oil producers hit by...
Government likely to give oil cess relief to domestic producersThe government is likely to convert a cess on domestically produced crude oil into an ad-valorem rate from a fixed per tonne levy, at prese...
Oil Ministry pitches for ad-valorem levy of oil cessWith oil prices dropping to an 11-year low of under $35 per barrel, the cess translates into one-third of the realisation going away in jus...
Cairn seeks cut in cess on crude as oil prices halveCairn has asked government to cut the cess levied on crude oil produced from its Rajasthan fields as the levy was taking away nearly a fift...
ONGC, Oil India, Cairn seek cut in cess on crudeONGC and Oil India as well as private sector Cairn India have asked the government to cut cess on crude oil they have to pay in view of slu...
Subsidy burden to come down for ONGC, OILThe twin measures would ensure a predictable return for the oil producers and help them plan their investment for exploration.
- Fuel subsidies may hijack oil cess, hurting fertiliser sector
With the global crude oil prices moving towards $150-per-barrel mark, the government is considering using Rs 72,750-crore oil industry deve...