No change in securities transaction tax
2007-02-28
No changes in STT, Capital gains tax rates
2007-02-28
Cash withdrawal tax limit hiked to withdrawals over Rs 50,000
2007-02-28
1% secondary education cess
2007-02-28
Free samples, displays excluded from payment of FBT
2007-02-28
ESOPs brought in FBT ambit
2007-02-28
Dividend distribution tax raised to 15% from 12.5%
2007-02-28
Capital Gains Tax imposed on invst in works of art
2007-02-28
Pass-through status for VC investments in research in new chemical entities
2007-02-28
Pass-through status for VC invsts in dairy, poultry, bio-fuels
2007-02-28
MAT: IT cos to pay 11.22% of adjusted book profits
2007-02-28
Pass-through status for VC investments in Biotech, IT, nanotechnology
2007-02-28
11.22% MAT on IT companies
2007-02-28
MAT extended to IT companies
2007-02-28
Tax benefit on R&D extended by 5 years
2007-02-28
Tax benefit of 36(1)(8) to be given to co-operative banks
2007-02-28
Personal tax exemption limit for senior citizens Rs 1.90 lk
2007-02-28
Threshhold limit for Sr citizens hiked to Rs 1,95,000
2007-02-28
Surcharge on Corp IT removed for cos earning less than Rs 1 cr
2007-02-28
Corp Tax: No change, surcharge removed for SMEs
2007-02-28
No change in corporate tax rates
2007-02-28
Personal tax exemption limit hiked to Rs 1.1 lk cr
2007-02-28
Exempt service tax for resident welfare associations
2007-02-28
Income tax:: Threshold for women Rs 145000
2007-02-28
Exempt clinical trials for drugs from service tax
2007-02-28
Excise duty on cement costing below Rs 190/bag down to Rs 350/Tonne
2007-02-28
Extend svc tax to devt of telecom advertising
2007-02-28
Svc tax extended to renting of immovable property for commercial uses
2007-02-28
Excise duty on cement sold above Rs 190/bag up from Rs 400 to 600/mt
2007-02-28
Excise duty on cement costing over Rs 190/kg hiked to Rs 600/t
2007-02-28
Excise duty on cigarettes hiked by 5%
2007-02-28
Excise duty on cement costing less than Rs 190/kg cut to Rs 350/t
2007-02-28
To levy export duty on iron-ore concentrates of Rs 2,000/tonne
2007-02-28
Excise duty abolished on all ready-made food mixes
2007-02-28
Excise duty abolished on biscuits costing less than Rs 50/kg
2007-02-28
AD Valorem duty on Diesel and petrol cut to 6%
2007-02-28
No change in CENVAT and Service Tax rate
2007-02-28
Duty of Rs 300/tonne on iron ore exports imposed
2007-02-28
To cut peak customs rate down to 10%
2007-02-28
No change in service tax rate
2007-02-28
Specified pharma, biotech machinery duty cut to 5% from 7.5%
2007-02-28
General custom rate on medical equipment 5%
2007-02-28
Customs duty on sunflower oil cut by 15 %
2007-02-28
Cut customs duty on DMT/PTA to 7.5%
2007-02-28
CVD on crude, refined edible oil cut to 4%
2007-02-28
Cut custom on cut, polished gems to 3% from 5%
2007-02-28
To cut peak rate for non-farm products to 10% vs 12.5%
2007-02-28
All coking coal exempt from Customs Duties
2007-02-28
Customs duty on DMT, PTA, MEG cut to 7.5%
2007-02-28
Customs duty on polyester fibre and yarns cut from 10% to 7.5%
2007-02-28
Customs duty on plastics reduced to 7.5%
2007-02-28
Duty on seconds & defectives of steel from 20% to 10%
2007-02-28
Govt targets FY08 revenue deficit at 1.5% of GDP
2007-02-28
To cut peak rate from 12.5% to 10%
2007-02-28
Tax-GDP ratio up from 9.2% in FY04 to 11.4% in FY07
2007-02-28
Intends to keep tax rates moderate, stable:FM
2007-02-28
FY08 total spend at Rs 2.05 trillion
2007-02-28
Revenue deficit target at 1.5% of GDP
2007-02-28
Fiscal Deficit target at 3.3% of GDP
2007-02-28
CST to go down from 4% to 3% from Apr 1, 2007
2007-02-28
Fiscal Deficit target at Rs 1,50,94 cr
2007-02-28
Revenue Receipts estimated at Rs 4,86,422 cr
2007-02-28
To allow creation of mortgage guarantee cos
2007-02-28
Addl 24 lk hectares of irrigated area to be created in FY08
2007-02-28
To examine Parekh Panel recos on using forex reserves for infra devt
2007-02-28
Total grants & loans to states in FY08 at Rs1,06,987cr vs Rs90,521 cr
2007-02-28
Govt spending on E-Governance hiked to Rs 719 cr from Rs 395 cr
2007-02-28
Central Devolution to state at Rs 1,42,450 cr in FY08
2007-02-28
Govind Vallabh Pant to get Rs 50 cr as recognition of excellence
2007-02-28
Defence allocation hiked to Rs 96,000 cr for FY08
2007-02-28
To give Rs 50 cr for Youth Commonwealth Games in Pune
2007-02-28
To give Rs 350 cr to Delhi Govt for Commonwealth Games
2007-02-28
To provide Rs 150 cr for Min of Youth Affairs for Commonwealth Games
2007-02-28
Investment in tourism infra to be hiked to Rs 520 cr from Rs 423 cr
2007-02-28
Foreign trade growing at double of domestic growth
2007-02-28
Govt to set up expert panel to study impact of climate change
2007-02-28
Govt Debt Mgmt to be separated from Monetary Management
2007-02-28
To upgrade 300 more ITIs by August 2009
2007-02-28
FY08 defence allocation of Rs 96,000 cr
2007-02-28
Rs 750 cr allocated to upgrade 1,396 ITIs via PPP
2007-02-28
Scheme to use forex reserve for infrastructure dvpt
2007-02-28
ITIs to be upgraded via Public-Pvt Participation
2007-02-28
FDI inflows at USD 5 bn; portfolio invsts at USD 5 bn in FY06
2007-02-28
To make public panel report to make Mum financial hub
2007-02-28
MFs to launch dedicated infrastructure funds
2007-02-28
Better utilisation of foreign exchange reserves with RBI
2007-02-28
To allow delivery based short-selling by institutions
2007-02-28
Two financilal funds to get Rs 500 crore
2007-02-28
To set-up special fund for rejuvenation of plantation crops
2007-02-28
All indicators point to accelerating rate of investment
2007-02-28
RIDF -3 corpus hiked to Rs 12000 cr from Rs 10000 cr
2007-02-28
Farm credit growing at satisfactory rate
2007-02-28
31.6% increase in allocation Bharat Nirman prog
2007-02-28
Additional 24 lakh hectares of irrigated area to be created by FY08
2007-02-28
FY08 target for farm credit hiked to Rs 225000 cr from Rs 175000 cr
2007-02-28
Two more ultra mega power projects to be approved by December
2007-02-28
Funds for feritiliser subsidy hiked to Rs 22452 cr from Rs 17253 cr
2007-02-28
Gross Budgetary support raised to Rs 205100 cr from 154939 cr
2007-02-28
TUFS scheme to be continued in the 11th plan
2007-02-28
Economy at a stronger position than before:FM
2007-02-28
Avg agri growth during 10th plan below desired level
2007-02-28
Farm credit growing at satisfactory rate
2007-02-28
Allocation to sanitation schemes hiked to Rs 920 cr from Rs 754 cr
2007-02-28
Higher outlay for seed procurement to benefit agri-based companies
2007-02-28
Supply constraints in certain commodities has led to increase in prices
2007-02-28
Outlay for irriagation at Rs 11000 cr
2007-02-28
Tax planning to harness Rs 7000 cr for expenses
2007-02-28
Rural bonds worth 5000 cr to be issued will be eligible for tax exemption
2007-02-28
Allocation to sanitation hiked from Rs 720 cr to Rs 974 cr
2007-02-28
Rs 1800 crore allocated to NABARD
2007-02-28
Education allocation hiked by 34.2% at Rs 32352 cr
2007-02-28
Monetary trends may have put pressure on prices
2007-02-28
Confident of moderating inflation:FM
2007-02-28
Monetary trends may have put pressure on prices
2007-02-28
10th plan target of 8% nearly achieved
2007-02-28
Per capita income FY06 at 7.6%
2007-02-28
High rates of growth can be continued in the current yr too
2007-02-28
Until Feb 2007, forex reserves was USD 180 bn
2007-02-28
GDP growth target of 10% for 10th plan
2007-02-28
Revenues are bouyant in third year in sucession
2007-02-28
Govt to appoint expert committee to study fwd trading in commodities
2007-02-28
Panel set up to probe future trades in food items
2007-02-28
GDP growth of 10% in 11th plan
2007-02-28
Farm sector top agenda for policy makers
2007-02-28
Coffee, rubber to get similar fund benefits as tea industry
2007-02-28
Short term crop loans at Rs 1677 cr
2007-02-28
4% growth in agriculture targeted , achieved 2.3%
2007-02-28
Short term crop loans at Rs 1677crore
2007-02-28
Emphasis on agriculture, Rs 225 Lakh cr for rural credit
2007-02-28
High rates of growth can be continued this year too
2007-02-28
Allocated Rs 4000 crore for rural roads
2007-02-28
10th plan target of 8% nearly achieved
2007-02-28
Govt to double secondary education spending to Rs 3794 crore
2007-02-28
To substantially increase Budgetary support for 11th plan
2007-02-28
Improvement in revenue collection helps govt. to raise allocation
2007-02-28
Government to double secondary education spending
2007-02-28
Global high prices exerted pressure, supply constrains wheat pulses, edible oil
2007-02-28
No new forward contracts in wheat and rice
2007-02-28
Education thrust to benefit paper & stationery industry
2007-02-28
NREGS to get Rs 12000 crore to cover 230 Districts
2007-02-28
Inhanced allocation for Jawahar Lal Nehru Urban Renewal Mechanism
2007-02-28
Health a primary concern- subsidy allocation increased
2007-02-28
Agri invst to go up 2%
2007-02-28
Agri focus to benefit rural income & FMCG compnaies
2007-02-28
Average agri growth below desired level in 10th plan at 2.3%
2007-02-28
15000 villages connected via phones
2007-02-28
Per capita income for FY06 is 7.6%
2007-02-28
High rates of growth can continue in the next year also
2007-02-28
Farm supply imbalance can disrupt growth
2007-02-28
Education to be given allocation in excess 49%
2007-02-28
Global commodity prices have exerted pressure on local prices
2007-02-28
Agriculture focus to benefit rural income & FMCG companies
2007-02-28
Agriculture investment to go up by +2% of GDP
2007-02-28
Govt is concerned over inflation: FM
2007-02-28
Average Inflation for FY07 estimated at 5.2%-5.4%
2007-02-28
Govermentt commited to fiscal prudence
2007-02-28
Manufacturing main driver of growth,up from 8.7% to 11.3%
2007-02-28
P Chidambaram starts Budget speech, puts growth target at 9.2%
2007-02-28
Looking at inflation remaining firm in the immediate term: Kotak
2007-02-28
Cut in duties is an immediate measure to curb inflation: I-Sec
2007-02-28
Bright outlook in short-term for agri sector : Eco Survey
2007-02-28
Government typically has growth as its prime objective: Kotak
2007-02-28
Tame inflation without hurting growth: Finance Minister
2007-02-28
Eco survey expects the govt to scale-up FII interest in Indian equity and debt
2007-02-28
Sustaining growth at major levels is a priority: ICRA
2007-02-28
Money market to focus on fiscal deficit number in Budget
2007-02-28
Inflation remains a concern but growth on track: Economic Survey
2007-02-28
P Chidambaram starts speech, says UPA govt has garnered more revenues
2007-02-28
P Chidambaram to announce Budget at 11am
2007-02-28
