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The run-up to the budget, always a spectacle of expectation, is especially fevered this year.
MOIA has demanded allocation of additional Rs 100 crore for providing social security net to workers returning after having lost jobs abroad due to the global economic crisis.
India's auto parts industry is hoping for duty concessions on raw materials and an increase in customs duty on imported products.
Most expectations from the finance ministry around the Union Budget are unfair, irrational and imprudent. The ministry’s control of purse strings give it power, but it does not have the mandate to issue fatwas around issues that are multi-ministry and involve the legislature.
India's cement firms are seeking a cut on excise duty and a ban on imports in the upcoming federal budget in an effort to reduce prices.
Many issues confront the Finance Minister as he prepares his Budget proposals. Does the economy need...
In a pre-budget memorandum to FM, the IIF said benefits may be offered to NRIs enabling them to make India the hub for their global activities.
The Ministry also wants rationalisation of import duty on adventure sports equipment to promote adventure tourism in the country.
Retail companies in the organised sector want the government to take a series of initiatives in the forthcoming Budget that would boost consumption.
The fertiliser industry has demanded that tax holiday for at least 15 years be extended to all new projects to attract funds into the sector.
The pharmaceutical industry has demanded exemption in income-tax for promoting research and development.
Nath is seeking Rs 6,000 crore budgetary support as compared to Rs 3,350 crore available now.
The mandate in the general elections and the surge of the stock exchanges as the election results came in, demonstrates that the common man and the industry have reposed their faith in the promise shown by the Congress-led government.
The consumer durables industry has sought rationalisation of tax structure across the country in the forthcoming budget.
It is now time for the Budget wishes for the banking industry. With economic slow down being the major issue at present, the bankers’ main concern is to fund growth without facing any hurdles.
The flamboyance of former railway minister Lalu Prasad gave way to a rather...
