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Why PM Modi's corporate tax cut is unlikely to spur job bonanza

Economy

25 September, 2019

Why PM Modi's corporate tax cut is unlikely to spur job bonanza

With one eye on flagging demand, businesses in India are likely to bank the government's $20.4 billion corporate tax windfall ......

Corporate tax cut may boost smartphone manufacturing in India

Manufacturing

24 September, 2019

Corporate tax cut may boost smartphone manufacturing in India

India’s lower corporate tax rate will help its smartphone industry expand, fuel research and development (R&D) investment and attract higher-value ......

Govt says no plans to revise fiscal deficit target or cut spending now

Economy

23 September, 2019

Govt says no plans to revise fiscal deficit target or cut spending now

India will not revise its fiscal deficit target immediately and is not planning any spending cuts at this stage, the ......

Podcast: Can tax cut revive corporate investments and lift the sagging economy?

Investor Bulletin

20 September, 2019

Podcast: Can tax cut revive corporate investments and lift the sagging economy?

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered a big gift to India Inc just ahead of the festival season. She slashed corporate ......

Govt panel suggests across board corporate tax cut to 25%

Economy

20 August, 2019

Govt panel suggests across board corporate tax cut to 25%

An Indian government panel has recommended cutting the corporate tax rate to 25% from 30% for all companies and scrapping ......

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Ahead of polls, does Modi govt have room to offer sops to large firms, investors?

Economy

25 January, 2019

Ahead of polls, does Modi govt have room to offer sops to large firms, investors?

In February 2015, finance minister Arun Jaitley had said in the second budget of the Narendra Modi government that the ......

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In Charts: How corporate tax collections grew during Modi regime

Finance

13 November, 2018

In Charts: How corporate tax collections grew during Modi regime

Between April and September this financial year, the government has collected Rs 2.44 trillion in corporate taxes, according to provisional ......

Just one in five active listed firms to benefit from corporate tax cut

General

07 February, 2017

Just one in five active listed firms to benefit from corporate tax cut

Ahead of this year’s budget, the media was agog with speculation that finance minister Arun Jaitley will give companies something ......

How growth in indirect taxes outpaced increase in direct taxes

General

24 January, 2017

How growth in indirect taxes outpaced increase in direct taxes

Economists say that governments must strive to collect more revenue from direct taxes and comparatively lesser from the regressive indirect ......

India April-June tax collections jump on new levies, rule change

General

08 July, 2016

India April-June tax collections jump on new levies, rule change

The Indian government’s tax collections jumped in the first quarter of the financial year that began in April thanks to ......