The finance minister must leave more money in the hands of the people to effectively address the demand slump and boost sagging economic growth. Read more »
The national infrastructure pipeline will entail projects in 23 sectors across 18 states and Union territories funded by the Centre, states and private sector. Read more »
The finance minister is left with few fiscal options to address the economic slowdown. Read more »
State governments led by Kerala, Bihar push for 4% deficit target, more funds to infrastructure. Read more »
Deadline for filing annual return and reconciliation statement for 2017-18 extended to January 31. Read more »
The GST Council meet on December 18 to take call on hikes amid a huge shortfall in revenue collections. Read more »
The fiscal deficit overshot the annual target set by Nirmala Sitharaman in her maiden Union Budget in just seven months. Read more »
RBI did the right thing in pressing the pause button on rate cuts; economy need concerted efforts from policy makers, banks and businesses Read more »
The OECD growth estimate of 5.8% for the calendar year 2019 is more optimistic than the RBI prediction. Read more »