BUSINESS
US tariff war and EU CBAM could affect 10% of global trade: MC Analysis
The US alone could affect 6 percent of global trade owing to its unilateral measures against the BRICS grouping, Canada and Mexico
BUSINESS
Rs 15.4 lakh crore stuck in tax disputes, up 50% since FY20: MC Analysis
A fifth of cases have been lingering for more than over 5 years. While income tax accounted for 81 percent of the amount under dispute in FY15, its share increased to 86.8 percent in FY24
BUSINESS
Life insurers oppose GST exemption on term insurance, flag input tax credit concerns
Insurers argue that a complete exemption will lead to denial of input tax credit and the increased costs will have to be passed on to the consumers, negating the intended benefit of exemption
BUSINESS
Maximum government: Government workforce set for record growth, salaries to rise sharply by 2026
While employee strength in 2023 had declined to its lowest level of 3.17 million, 2024 witnessed an addition of 0.14 million more employees or 4.4 percent of the workforce
BUSINESS
India’s coffee exports crossed $1 billion in 2024; Italy the top destination
2024 also marked the first year since 2012, when coffee exports had jumped over 50 percent, according to the analysis of data from the Ministry of Commerce
BUSINESS
GST receipts growth to stay above nominal growth over the next few years: CBIC chairman
GST collections growth for FY26 is estimated at 10.9 percent in the budget, similar to the previous fiscal.
BUSINESS
India has corrected bad optics on high tariffs, travelled towards ASEAN average: CBIC Chairman
This entire exercise has resulted in a loss of Rs 1,900 crore, says Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
BUSINESS
CBIC to digitise customs refund process within a month: Chairman Sanjay Agarwal
While most customs processes have already transitioned to digital platforms, the refund process remains manual.
BUSINESS
India’s service activity declines to 26-month low of 56.5 in January
December marks the first time in four months that the HSBC India Services Business Activity Index slipped below the 58 mark
BUSINESS
Customs duty cuts to cost Rs 1,900 crore: CBIC Chairman
The government is expected to collect Rs 2,35,000 crore from customs in FY25, which is expected to rise to Rs 2,40,000 crore in FY26
BUSINESS
GST rate rationalisation challenging due to socio-economic, revenue considerations: CBIC Chairman
'The GoM is examining all issues comprehensively and will submit a report. They will have to arrive at some consensus,' Sanjay Agarwal said.
BUSINESS
States, science, and defence get a lion’s share of increased capex funding
The capital outlay for science and technology increased 273-fold. The government budgeted Rs 20,095 crore for the department, compared with Rs 73.4 crore spent in the previous fiscal year
BUSINESS
Over a fifth of USAID’s $2.9 billion assistance to India since 2001 came in last four years
A freeze on USAID assistance is expected to have the greatest impact on healthcare projects in India, which received two-thirds of the organisation's allocation for the country, during the last four years.
BUSINESS
Tax cut to shield India from global headwinds, boost private investment, says CEA
V Anantha Nageswaran said that data shows that private sector has been investing, but maybe not at the pace one would like to see
BUSINESS
Govt hopeful of ratings upgrade as Budget draws debt-reduction roadmap
S&P Ratings was the only agency to have recently revised India’s outlook to positive from stable earlier this year
BUSINESS
After Budget rejig, India’s entry level tax rates lower than other major economies: MC Analysis
In her eighth budget, the finance minister raised the tax exemption limit to Rs 12 lakh a year from Rs 7 lakh and also rationalised rates across tax slabs
BUSINESS
Factory activity rises to six-month high of 57.7 in January
Manufacturing PMI had declined to a 12-month low of 56.4 in the previous month
BUSINESS
GST rate rationalisation process underway, say sources
The government had set up a ministerial panel, the Group of Ministers (GoM), to examine GST rate rationalisation.
BUSINESS
Budget nominal GDP growth estimate of 10.1% realistic; real GDP to be around 6.5% in FY26, say economists
The government’s estimate for growth was marginally lower than an MC poll of economists conducted a fortnight before the Budget, which had pegged the median at 10.4 percent
BUSINESS
GST collection rises to nine-month high of Rs 1.96 lakh crore, up 12.3% in January
Tax collections remained above Rs 1.7 lakh crore mark for the eleventh consecutive month
BUDGET
Roads, rail, defence share in capex at 62.8% in FY26, lowest in four years
The only category to record a rise was defence capex, which increased nearly 13 percent to Rs 1.8 lakh crore in FY26 compared with Rs 1.6 lakh crore spent the previous year.
BUSINESS
Employment, skill development get another spending boost in FY26
Last year, a Moneycontrol analysis showed that the labour and skill development ministries of the government will over the next five years spend nearly double of what they disbursed in the previous decade
TECHNOLOGY
Govt gives an AI push with Rs 2,200 crore allocation
The increase also comes when China has shown its mettle with DeepSeek, an open-source AI model, upending the US dominance in the Large Language Model domain
BUSINESS
Markets are not kind to budgets; despite tax relief, the Sensex ends flat
February 1 witnessed the BSE Sensex close 5.4 points higher.
