If the RBI board agrees to interim dividend based on their six-month performance, it would provide some financial relief to the government, sources added.
Market will also be guided by other key factors like Brent crude movement, rupee-dollar trend and foreign investment flows
Removal of duty on ferro-nickel and stainless steel scrap is a long standing demand and the Ministry of Steel has also at times batted for zero duty on these items.
Exporters also hope the Budget will clear the confusion around the old MEIS, which has been discontinued by the government as well as the uncertainty over the awaited RoDTEP scheme
Secondary metal industry says metal recycling should be treated as a priority sector.
Invest India demands accommodating companies set up a few months earlier
The roadmap, companies like JSW Energy and Adani Transport say, helps them decidedly lay down their own multi-year investment plans
Wants holding period for computing long-term gains reduced to one year
The government has been quick to respond to the slowdown
The Commerce and Industry Ministry in its Budget recommendations to the Finance Ministry has proposed rationalisation of basic customs or import duty on over 300 items from different sectors
The basic customs duty on metal scraps is in the range of 2.5 to 5% at present
It further proposed that investments up to Rs 1.5 lakh under DLSS be eligible for tax benefit, subject to a lock in period of 5 years.
Business Standard presents its action taken report (ATR) on key announcements in the FY20 Budget
The proposals floated by MeitY include offering of interest subsidy on local borrowing by manufacturers
Hopes are running high in the aluminium industry that the finance minister will finally end the inverted duty regime
With destocking over, growth is stabilising but its revival faces several pro-cyclical headwinds
The value of MF holdings in in ICICI Bank increased by Rs 2,900 crore in December
He alleged that Modi has no interest in views or voices of such people like farmers, students, employees and small businessmen
Experts blame the change in tax dynamics for the sharp drop in buybacks
If there's a time-bound plan to raise Rs 3-5 trillion through disinvestment, which is more than adequate to cover the spending, it won't affect the ratings, says Sangita Reddy