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Buoyed by better-than-expected performance on government finances' front in 2010-11, the Centre on Thursday said it will keep a tab on public expenditure to ensure that Budget targets for this fiscal too are achieved. Efforts to get the economy on the path of fiscal prudence are on track... The government is committed to achieve the fiscal targets, an official statement quoting finance minister Pranab Mukherjee at a meeting of Consultative Committee held on Wednesday sai.. Full Article

No increase in passenger fares and freight rates in the Railway budget presented on Friday, might be seen as an expectation of no significant increase in excise duties in the coming Union Budget on Monday. CARE Ratings on Friday said it expects no significant increase in excise duties in the coming Union Budget. Full Article

Budget 2011 is on the anvil and in about a fortnight’s time, Finance Minister shall unveil his budget announcements for the year 2011-12. It is an unwritten reality that GST may not happen now but the forthcoming Budget should clearly state this an Full Article

Ahead of the Budget, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said exporters will have to "fight" their own battle and stop expecting fiscal incentives from the government. "Government only can play its part. Ultimately, exporters will have to compet Full Article

The Union finance minister had introduced the Finance Bill, 2010 in the Lok Sabha on February 26, 2010 and proposed to tax 8 new services. On May 8, 2010, the President gave her consent to the Finance Bill and thus the Finance Act, 1994 (14 of 2010) has come into effect from that date. SERVICE TAX IS BEING IMPOSED ON THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIED SERVICES: Full Article

All the Excise duty Notification including Tariff and Non Tariff issued by Custom department in respect of budget proposals/provisions in Union Budget 2010-11. Read our earlier Post on Major Amendment in Excise Duty made in Budget 2010-11 at the Link given below:- Budget 2010-11: Major Amendment in Central Excise Duty. . Notifications are as given below: - Please click the Notification No. to view the Notification. Full Article

All the Custom duty Notification including Tariff and Non Tariff issued by Custom department in respect of budget proposals/provisions in Union Budget 2010-11. Read our earlier Post on Major Amendment in Custom Duty made in Budget 2010-11 at the Link given below:-Budget 2010-11: Summary of Major Amendment in Custom duty Laws Full Article

The Union Budget 2010-11 proposes to rationalize the differential custom duty structure for importing digital masters of films for duplication or distribution in electronic medium and in cinematographic film. Henceforth custom duty would be charged only on the value of the carrier medium. Full Article