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
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
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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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
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
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
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
Income generated from agricultural advances by state cooperative banks and district central cooperative banks is likely to be exempted from tax from 2008-09. The finance ministry is considering a proposal to this effect in order to boost farm sector
Gratuity - a Right not Bounty The Supreme Court has ruled that, Gratuity is an inalienable right of an employee and not a bounty or reward that is offered by the management, A Bench of Justices S B Sinha and H S Bedi said that when a benefit is
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