Total corpus under pension funds crosses Rs 11 lakh cr: PFRDA ChairmanThe Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairman Deepak Mohanty announced that the total corpus under the National Pe...
19 Jan, 2024, 05.59 PM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman concludes pre-budget meetings: Here's what India wantsSitharaman thanked the participants for sharing their valuable suggestions and assured them that the suggestions would be carefully conside...
28 Nov, 2022, 06.45 PM IST
Budget wish-list: Realtors root for revision in GST rate, stamp duty removalThe affordable housing space is expected to turn into a Rs 6,00,000 crore opportunity by 2022.
16 Jan, 2018, 08.58 PM IST
Budget 2015: FICCI president Jyotsna Suri calls for more economic reforms, tax rationalisationThe government needs to continue with economic reforms, rationalise taxes and lower cost of funds to boost investments and lay the foundati...
02 Feb, 2015, 01.00 PM IST
- 65 per cent respondents believe the Union Budget 2014 will push job creation: HeadHonchos Survey
31% of the respondents were not overly optimistic, holding the belief that while some sectors will gain, it will take more to kick-start gr...
09 Jul, 2014, 07.06 PM IST
Budget 2014: Road Ministry may demand duty cut on clean fuel vehiclesThe budget allocation for the Road Ministry for the 12th Plan period (2012-17) is Rs 1,44,000 crore, of which Rs 38,000 crore has been spen...
15 Jun, 2014, 04.42 PM IST
Union Budget 2013: Congress leaders pitch for farm loan waiverCongress leaders made a strong pitch for farm loan waiver in budget to help it win the several state elections scheduled for this year.
15 Feb, 2013, 10.22 AM IST
- IOB expects credit growth of 18 per cent in FY13
State-owned Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) today said it expects loan growth of about 18 per cent in the current fiscal.
12 Feb, 2013, 08.29 PM IST
Budget 2012: Congress leaders to present Budget wish-list to Pranab MukherjeeCongress leaders are expected to present their wish-list for the Union Budget 2012-13 to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
23 Feb, 2012, 10.49 AM IST
- Centre must fuel 10% GDP growth, says CII chief mentor
FM Pranab Mukherjee will present the Budget this Friday. Wishlists have poured in. Former CII chief mentor Tarun Das outlines the A to Z of...
23 Feb, 2010, 08.31 AM IST
- Nath seeking doubling of funds for highway construction
Targeting a four-fold increase in highway construction to 20 km per day, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry is seeking doubling the b...
19 Jun, 2009, 04.06 PM IST
- Cut jet fuel price: Aviation industry
Cutting down the central and state sales tax on ATF form the crux of the wish-list of airlines from the budget, to be presented on February...
25 Feb, 2008, 02.37 PM IST
- Union leaders oppose banks merger
Trade union leaders on Wednesday opposed the government's move to merge public sector banks and demanded social security for contract labou...
09 Jan, 2008, 07.59 PM IST
- India must cut duties on manufactured goods: ASSOCHAM
India has to cut duties on manufactured products in the next budget, start work for rolling out a goods & services tax and boost investment...
21 Nov, 2007, 03.43 PM IST
- FM may prune customs duty in budget to 10%
He also slashed the peak customs rate from 50% to 40%, a reduction of 10 percentage points. His successors sustained the momentum to the po...
26 Feb, 2007, 03.19 AM IST
- FM tunes in to Voice of CMs
Union finance minister P Chidambaram has gone a step ahead. Instead of taking wish-lists from states for the Union Budget, the finance mini...
29 Jan, 2005, 02.34 AM IST
- VAT's the way... No dry runs, just lush greenery
In a pre-Budget article, I had stated that if he were to simply commit on the implementation of VAT, I would happily forego other requests ...
09 Jul, 2004, 02.04 AM IST