Budget 17-18
Demonetisation, Budget upshot: Should RBI cut interest rates today?
Wed, Feb 08, 2017
As the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gears up to declare its sixth bi-monthly policy for the financial year 2016-17, the debate arises as to post demonetisation and the Union Budget FY1,8 what should the RBI do in terms of repo or interest rates.
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Will shut down FIPB through Executive order, Finance Ministry Sources say
Thu, Feb 02, 2017
A day after the Union Budget declared that the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) will be phased-out in the next fiscal, sources from the Ministry of Finance said that the FIPB will be shut down through the passage of an Executive order.
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Is this budget enough to boost rural economy?
Wed, Feb 01, 2017
The days leading up to the budget had many speculations of ‘rural stimulus’ which analysts said would drive consumption demand as it constitutes 40-50% of FMCG sectors’ demands. Analysts and industry expert views have been captured in this article over the various rural incentives provided by the government.
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Defence sector not satisfied by marginal 6.2% hike in allocation in Budget 2017
Wed, Feb 01, 2017
While some in the defence industry welcomed the hike in the allocation, there were others that felt that this was not enough considering the government wants to keep India on the top in terms of defence.
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Govt moves to curb 'sham' deals in stock market
Wed, Feb 01, 2017
To clamp down on tax evasion through "sham transactions" in stock market, the government today proposed to provide exemption from long-term capital gains tax only if STT has been charged on purchase of shares and other "genuine cases" such as public offers.
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