Higher income tax for salaried people for using company car: Taxable perquisite value to increase under the draft Income Tax Rule, 2026New draft Income Tax Rules for 2026 significantly increase the taxable value of company-provided motor cars. These changes, affecting both ...
10 Feb, 2026, 11.16 AM IST
DA hike from 53% to 55% approved by the cabinet; will it be merged with basic pay before the upcoming 8th Pay Commission?Dearness Allowance Increased: The central government has approved a 2% hike in dearness allowance (DA) for its employees, raising it from 5...
28 Mar, 2025, 06.50 PM IST
Budget 2024: Higher OPS-like pension in NPS; central govt employees likely to get 50% of last pay drawn as pensionNPS in Budget 2024: The government aims to provide reassurance to central government employees covered by the National Pension System by of...
10 Jul, 2024, 06.01 PM IST
DA hiked to 50%: 6 things central government employees should know about latest dearness allowance increaseDearness allowance (DA) hiked: Here is look at six things to know about the basic pay hike according to an Office Memorandum (OM) released ...
20 Mar, 2024, 11.05 AM IST
DA hiked to 50%, HRA, other components to rise: How much will salary increase for central government employees, pensioners?What happens when DA reaches 50%? The central government has recently increased dearness allowance by 4%. With this, DA will be hiked to 50...
13 Mar, 2024, 11.49 AM IST
Mega salary hike for central govt employees as DA to touch 50%: HRA, gratuity, other components will also go upIf DA hits 50%, certain other allowances and components of the salary — house rent allowance, children's education allowance, gratuity ceil...
07 Mar, 2024, 01.24 PM IST
Income Tax changes introduced by Modi government in last 6 budgetsHere is a look back at the various income tax changes introduced by the Modi government in their first term.
26 Jun, 2019, 12.55 PM IST
Income tax changes introduced by the BJP govt in the past 5 budgetsHere's a look at the various personal tax changes introduced by the BJP-led government in the last five Budgets.
01 Feb, 2019, 08.02 AM IST
Will interim Budget 2019 reduce your tax?Rumours are rife that the government will try to woo the middle class with major tax cuts in its last Budget before the polls.
24 Jan, 2019, 05.23 PM IST
Key takeaways from RBI's big-bang policy moveThe RBI retained GDP growth for 2018-19 at 7.4 per cent as in the April policy.
06 Jun, 2018, 06.35 PM IST
Market is underestimating upside risks to inflation: Su Sian Lim, BNP Paribas"The rupee is going to weaken faster than the dollar. We expect INR at 66 by this year-end."
18 Apr, 2018, 01.50 PM IST
RBI’s neutral stance should be a salve for bond markets: Mythili Bhusnurmath“But I would have liked a little bit more clarity on why has the RBI kept its GVA estimates the way it has.”
07 Feb, 2018, 04.34 PM IST
There is just too much uncertainty on inflation front due to MSP hike: Sajjid Chinoy, JPMorgan“RBI inflation forecasts are broadly in line with where JP Morgan figures are”
07 Feb, 2018, 04.10 PM IST
CPI inflation to cross 4% by November-December: Aditi Nayar, ICRA“There is going to be a little bit of plateauing of CPI for the months of September and October.”
09 Oct, 2017, 03.07 PM IST
ET Wealth’s ideas that found place in Budget 2016ET Wealth had come up with 25 Budget ideas for the FM’s team to consider in its draft proposal. Looks like they were listening, but only pa...
07 Mar, 2016, 02.21 PM IST
Budget 2016: Small taxpayers get the biggest reliefLow-income taxpayers earning up to Rs 5 lakh a year to get an additional rebate of Rs 3,000.
07 Mar, 2016, 12.28 PM IST
- Central govt staff all set to get 52% raise
Sixth Central Pay Commission is set to hand them a hike of up to 52%, if read along with their house rent allowance (HRA). Firing employees...
21 Mar, 2008, 02.51 AM IST