Should give FM good marks to curb fiscal deficit to 5.2%: Montek
Feb 28, 2013
Budget Battleground: Was this an election Budget?
Feb 28, 2013
आम बजट पर नेताओं की प्रतिक्रिया
Feb 28, 2013
आयकर स्लैब्स में बदलाव नहीं, अमीरों पर ज़्यादा टैक्स
Feb 28, 2013
Our aim is to achieve 9 per cent growth rate, says Chidambaram
Monday March 4, 2013
In a first, Finance Minister P Chidambaram is taking questions on the Union Budget he tabled in Parliament on February 28 from the general public on Google Hangout - a multi-person online video chat. Here are the highlights:
Growth is the winning mantra, calculated risks necessary: Chidambaram
Saturday March 2, 2013
Setting the tone for the general elections scheduled for 2014, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said economic growth is the winning mantra and that calculated risks need to be taken to restart growth.
Budget 2013: Don't buy so much gold, appeals Chidambaram
Friday March 1, 2013
"I am hoping that the people of India will heed my appeal and will not demand so much gold," Mr Chidambaram said.
Budget 2013: Bicycle prices set to go up by 4-5 per cent, say manufacturers
Thursday February 28, 2013
Disappointed at not getting incentives like relief on excise duty front in Budget, bicycle manufacturers after the Budget announcement said they have no option but to raise prices by 4-5 per cent within next fortnight due to spiraling input cost.
Budget 2013: Home Ministry gets Rs 59,241 crore
Thursday February 28, 2013
The Home Ministry today got Rs 59,241 crore in the General Budget, an 18 per cent increase over last year, with an emphasis on providing new residential quarters and barracks for central armed police forces personnel.
Budget 2013: Chidambaram wins applause from members by invoking poets, scholars in speech
Thursday February 28, 2013
Finance Minister P Chidambaram's low-key budget presentation won applause from members as he seasoned it with a fair sprinkling of quotations from poets and scholars, and highlighted sensitive issues that struck a chord with even those seated on the ...
Budget 2013: Infrastructure gets a boost with Rs 50,000 crore tax-free bonds
Thursday February 28, 2013
Infrastructure got a major thrust in Budget 2013-14 with Finance Minister P Chidambaram today announcing a slew of measures to boost sector's growth, like raising Rs 50,000 crore through tax-free bonds, setting up of major ports and a road regulator.
Budget 2013: 18 paise out of each rupee will go for interest payment in FY14
Thursday February 28, 2013
For every rupee the government proposes to spend in 2013-14, as much as 18 paise will go for paying interests.
Budget 2013: New tax proposal disappoints super rich, mobile phone lovers and smokers
Thursday February 28, 2013
New tax proposals including 10 per cent surcharge on super rich and higher duties on mobiles, cigarettes and SUVs will help government garner Rs 18,000 crore in 201 3-14.
Budget 2013: Proposed CTT to hit MCX volumes
Thursday February 28, 2013
The government on Thursday proposed imposing a transaction tax on futures contracts of non-agricultural commodities like gold, silver and base metals -- a move that could pull down the turnover of commodity exchanges, and mainly that of market leader...
Budget 2013: Gold traders shy away from new deals as rupee weakens
Thursday February 28, 2013
Gold importers in India shied away from placing new deals as the weaker rupee post the Budget kept the downside in prices limited, though importers breathed a sigh of relief as the Finance Minister maintained a status quo on import duties.
Budget 2013: Government keeps gold import duty unchanged
Thursday February 28, 2013
The government held its gold import duty unchanged in Thursday's budget, defying industry expectations that the world's biggest bullion buyer would increase rates to curb demand and rein in a record current account deficit (CAD).
Budget lays roadmap for investment, says Prime Minister
Thursday February 28, 2013
Hailing the Budget, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said it would reverse the pessimistic mood and lay the roadmap for investments as he expressed confidence of returning to eight per cent growth within three years.
Budget 2013: Singling out SUVs destroys level field, says Anand Mahindra
Thursday February 28, 2013
A surprise hike in tax on SUVs in India risked hurting one of the only bright spots in the country's automotive market, sending industry shares falling on Thursday after a Budget that offered little help for the struggling industry.
Budget 2013: Rs 14,000 crore to be infused in public banks next fiscal year
Thursday February 28, 2013
The government today said it will infuse Rs 14,000 crore in public sector banks next fiscal year to ensure that they meet the global capital adequacy norms.
