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Budget 2008-09 highlights sector wise!!

29 February 2008 at 13:04

P. Chidambaran presents his 7th Union budget and puts down the following points: BASICS GDP at present- 8.8% Concern throughout- Inflation in Cheack is the cornerstone of the policy . Capital Inflow needs to be managed Govt, RBI to jointly take tempo

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New Direct tax slab rates

29 February 2008 at 12:52

Personal taxesupto 150000-nil150000-300000-10%300000-500000-20% above 500,000-30%Women upto 180000-nilSenior citizen:upto 225000- nilNo change in Corporate taxno change in surcharge80D deduction in case an individual pays on behalf of his parent/par

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Budget updates 1st hour

29 February 2008 at 11:01

P. Chidambaran presents his 7th Union budget and puts down the following points:GDP at present- 8.8%Concern throughout- Inflation in Cheack is the cornerstone of the policy .Capital Inflow needs to be managedGovt, RBI to jointly take temporary steps

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FM P Chidambaram to present General Budget 08-09 today

29 February 2008 at 09:29

Union Minister for Finance P Chidambaram on Friday will present the General Budget 2008-09 in the Lok Sabha, later he will address a Post-Budget press conference in New Delhi.Since this will be the last full budget of the UPA government, every segmen

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Economic Survey predicts GDP growth at 8.7% for 2007-08

28 February 2008 at 13:11

Pushing for reforms, theEconomic Survey said inflationary impact of foreign funds flow, a slowdown inthe US,an appreciating rupee and sluggish infrastructure sector were major challengesbefore economy. "The new challenge is to maintain growth at thes

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Economic survey 2007-08

28 February 2008 at 13:00

To download the economic survey click on the link belowhttp://www.caclubindia.com/share_files/files_display.asp?files_id=5086

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Highlights of Railway Budget-2008

26 February 2008 at 17:52

Following are the highlights of Railway Budget 2008 being presented in Parliament right now:- First Class AC fares reduced by 7%, Second AC by 4% and Third AC by 3%- Second class fares cut by 5%- 53 new trains, 10 Garib Raths -&n

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Should dividend remain exempt from IT

22 February 2008 at 09:24

The industry andhigh-income taxpayers abhor a tax on dividends. They say it would amount todouble taxation. The argument is that it is wrong to tax the same income twice,once when it is earned by companies and then in the hands of the shareholders a

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TDS may cover more incomes

20 February 2008 at 17:11

TDS may cover more incomes The upcoming Budget is expected to bring more income heads in the ambit of tax deducted at source (TDS). The scope of TDS may be expanded to include more trades and professions. At present, the TDS net covers income fr

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Tax Refund on 3 new services for Exporters

20 February 2008 at 16:07

The service tax refund scheme for exporters has been extended by the Finance Minister, to three more services, but stopped short of including 14 other areas for a similar relaxation. 13 services used by exporters have been made eligible for refund of

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