States seek improvements in 50-year interest-free loan scheme
States have urged the Centre to make some improvements in the 50-year interest free loan scheme for ...
budgets and budgeting
News Analysis | Maharashtra budget: A pre-poll strategic play of social engineering
The budget presented by the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra last week ahead of the upcoming Assem...
Pakistan President Zardari gives his assent to tax-laden Finance Bill criticised by opposition
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on June 30 gave his assent to the government’s tax-heavy Finance...
Ahead of the Union Budget presentation, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on July 5 ...
Union Budget to be presented on July 23
The first Union Budget (2024-25) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term will be presented by F...
Indian drugmakers seek govt tax reliefs, incentives to spur innovation
India's pharmaceutical companies are hoping for tax incentives and financial assistance for research...
Budget 2024: Pharma industry seeks tax benefits, effective intellectual property rights regime
There is a need to incentivise R&D investments, offer corporate tax concessions and establish an...
It is time for government to double health budget: former health secretary Sujatha Rao
A goal post that consistently shifts is the one related to increasing public health spending to the ...
MSMEs need funds for tech upgrades, green transition
Recently, Union Minister for MSMEs Jitan Ram Manjhi said six pillars were identified as focus areas ...
A ‘robot tax’ to cross-subsidise employees who lose jobs because of the adoption of Artificial Intel...
PM Modi meets economists ahead of Budget
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting eminent economists on July 11 to elicit their views and sugg...
Punjab Minister meets Nirmala Sitharaman, seeks special incentive for Punjab’s border districts
Punjab’s Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Ravneet Singh Bittu met Union Finance Mi...
PM Modi should pay attention to basic economic issues of country, says Mallikarjun Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on July 12 said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "used PR" to...
Keep increasing road-infra spending, frame policies to promote electrification
The growth of the automotive industry in India has happened because of the excellent road infrastruc...
Budget must address fundamental questions, why is private investment very sluggish: Congress
The Congress on July 12 said the forthcoming Budget must address fundamental questions such as why p...
The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum has urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to ensu...
