Page 38 - Budget 2017

Finance Ministry seeks industry suggestions on taxation for Budget

The Ministry said that the suggestions and view should be supplemented and justified by relevant statistical information

FinMin pitching for Jan 31 Budget

The final decision on the Budget date will be a political one and will be taken by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs

Tepid growth in direct tax receipts in first half of FY17

Overall tax collection rose 17.8%, aided by 26% increase in indirect tax collections

Clean India cannot be achieved by budget allocation alone: PM

Narendra Modi lamented that while people dislike the sight of garbage, they still have not made cleanliness a habit

Government keen 2017-18 Budget should not clash with polls: Arun Jaitley

Assembly polls are due early next year in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur

Union budget day not to clash with poll dates: Arun Jaitley

Though state polls are due early 2017 in UP, Goa, U'khand, Punjab, Manipur, the EC has not announced the dates

Raise the defence budget

India needs wide-ranging improvements to counter threats

Jaitley wants banks to think 'out of the box'; bankers want tax exemption

"Post-demonetisation, liquidity in banks has improved. This may impact saving deposit rates. This makes senior citizens more vulnerable as their income is adversely affected. So, some sort of exemption needs to be given to them under the Income Tax Act so that they have a decent income through their deposits," the statement said referring to the bankers' demands.

Govt hopes to pass Consumer Protection Bill in Budget session

Bill calls for penalising celebs for misleading ads, product liability in food poisoning cases

Devangshu Datta: Heading into the new year with a hangover

It's quite obvious that the remonetisation exercise will be nowhere near complete by December 30

PM misinterpreted: Jaitley calms nerves, says no plan to tax market gains

Says PM's Mumbai speech has been 'misinterpreted'

Exemption limits, masala bonds on tax panel's radar

Reviewing of exemption limits and medical reimbursements for personal income tax

PM, Jaitley to meet Niti Aayog officials, experts today to discuss Budget

The meeting is to cover job creation and skill development, agriculture and issues for the Budget, though participants would raise others, too

Arun Jaitley to hold pre-budget consultations with states on January 4

The all powerful GST Council, chaired by Jaitley, will begin its two-day meeting on Tuesday

Vision of Pandit Upadhyaya will reflect in next Budget: Arjun Meghwal

While Budget 2017 will be firmly 'pro poor', there will be no populist vote-bank measures, says Arjun Meghwal, Minister of State, finance

PM Modi sets up secretaries' panels for mid-term review

To do a mid-term review of major programmes of each ministry, suggest tax and policy proposals for the next budget

Finance Ministry expects Budget to be presented on Feb 1

The idea is to get the Budget passed by Parliament along with Appropriation Bill and Finance Bill by March end: Das

Cabinet may consider advancing Budget to Feb 1

Cabinet meeting to be held tomorrow to decide on the date on which Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the budget for 2017-18

India to see 10% salary increase in 2017: Survey

The report noted that around 4k responses were received from companies across 22 markets in APAC

Allocation of resources to social sector increasing, says Arun Jaitley

Various suggestions came about increasing allocation on education and healthcare sectors in upcoming General Budget 2017-18