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Finance minister Arun Jaitley with CBEC?chairman Najib Shah after the 13th GST Council Meeting at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on March 31, 2017. Courtesy: PTI

4 GST bills passed after Rajya Sabha makes no changes

Apr 7, 2017 - 9:04 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Parliament on April 6 passed four GST-related bills, paving the way for the new indirect tax to be implemented nationwide. Parliament passed four GST-related bills on April 6 with the Rajya Sabha’s […]

US Industry commends India’s Union Budget 2017: Says It Seeks to Simplify Ease of Doing Business for Foreign Investors

Feb 3, 2017 - 7:55 pm EST George Abraham 1

The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) commended the 2017 Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, saying the budget has a forward-looking outlook and builds off the economic reforms enacted over the last three years […]

How corporate India reacted to Arun Jaitley’s budget speech

Feb 3, 2017 - 7:41 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NASSCOM: The Union Budget 2017 reinforces government’s reliance on technology for achieving development goals, as it focuses on Infrastructure and empowering startups and SMEs, although IT industry expectations on facilitative proposals remain largely unmet… The […]

Key Figures From Budget 2017 : Snapshot

Feb 3, 2017 - 7:33 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

Snapshot Total expenditure of budget 2017-18 is 21.47 lakh crore Fiscal deficit at 3.2 per cent of GDP for year starting April 1. Remain committed to achieve 3% in following year Defence Expenditure excluding pensions […]

Here are the winners and losers – Indian Union Budget 2017

Feb 3, 2017 - 7:25 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): India‘s annual budget is one of the nation’s most closely watched events-not just for the numbers, but for the political message during a speech that runs for about 90 minutes. The thrust of […]

Education outlay increases 9.9% to Rs 79,685.95 crore

Feb 3, 2017 - 6:47 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance minister Arun Jaitley indicated in his Budget speech on February 1 that India‘s education sector would take a reform path in 2017-18. From focusing on learning assessment in schools and revamping […]

UNION BUDGET 2017 – CIGARETTES, TOBACCO, MOBILES ASSEMBLED IN INDIA TO TURN DEARER

Feb 3, 2017 - 6:38 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

PARTS USED FOR MANUFACTURING OF LED LIGHTS WILL ATTRACT BASIC CUSTOMS DUTY 5 PER CENT AND CVD OF 6 PER CENT FROM NIL EARLIER NEW DELHI (TIP): Smokers and tobacco consumers will have to pay […]

An incremental budget: welcome thrust on rural infrastructure

Feb 3, 2017 - 4:04 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

The Union Budget for 2017-18 is in line with the BJP‘s changed political stance of wooing the poor and shedding its “suit-boot-ki-sarkar” image. The Modi government has changed track and turned to the side where […]

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley holding a briefcase of budget papers, with his colleagues and staff before going in to the Parliament to present the budget

Indian Union Budget 2017 Presented – Finance Minister unveils series of post-demonetization digital reforms

Feb 3, 2017 - 11:02 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): In a pre-election Budget aimed at softening the demonetization blow, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on February 1 halved the basic income tax rate to 5 per cent and lowered the rate for […]

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