Since items in the 12% category account for only about 5% of total GST, the additional...
Brave statements such as we will continue to be the fastest growing large country are...
The Trump trade shock is a chance to push long-overdue reforms, rather than tinker with...
'The finance minister missed yet another opportunity to simplify the income tax...
Reform ideas do not occur overnight and evolve over the years.
Indian policy makers will have to evolve an exit strategy that maintains high growth...
It's important to make the penalty system an effective deterrent to ensure greater...
Direct Taxes Code will make politically difficult changes feasible
The revenue foregone due to tax incentives in 2009-10 is estimated at Rs 5,40,269 crore.
Legislation on fiscal discipline will not help unless government is ready to bite the...
Although not intended as fiscal stimulus, the unprecedented fiscal expansion during...
A lasting solution to poverty and backwardness cannot avoid focussing on poorer regions.
A good tax system should minimise the cost of collection, compliance cost and the cost...
M Govinda Rao hopes the Budget will contain the deficit while continuing to create...
G20's success will hinge on outcome of follow-up measures
Several questions arise on the appropriateness of the measure in the already strained...
Unlike the usual fanfare seen in the media, the Interim Budget this year has been a...
The time is opportune for realty firms to switch over to building affordable houses.
One area where a fiscal stimulus package still needs to be worked is at the state level.
An important fallout of the increasing crude oil prices is the sharp rise in unfunded...