Fema / RBI : It is my pleasure to speak at FICCI’s National Executive Committee Meeting this year. As many observers have been highlighting, ...
Finance : Many people have articulated about the possible ill-effects of the proposed introduction of IFRS in India but such dissenting voi...
Corporate Law : With the economic reforms that were initiated during the 80s and were further given a new direction in the current decade, the Ind...
Income Tax : The services/activities provided by the American Institute to DRDO pursuant to the agreement entered into between FICCI and the Am...
Income Tax : FICCI has suggested Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley to consider across the board tax rate cuts for businesses and individuals in...
Corporate Law : Indian pharmaceuticals market is expected to touch US$ 55 billion by 2020 from the current level of US$ 36.7 billion in 2016 growi...
Corporate Law : Startup report from FICCI cites learnings from the UK to create successful innovation ecosystem in India. A major report on the v...
Income Tax : In order to reap the long term benefits of demonetisation there is a need to have follow up actions such as providing a boost to d...
Income Tax : For the upcoming Union Budget, banks expect the government to boost consumption demand and investment, by way of reduction in corp...
Income Tax : The services/activities provided by the American Institute to DRDO pursuant to the agreement entered into between FICCI and the Am...
FICCI has suggested Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley to consider across the board tax rate cuts for businesses and individuals in the Budget for 2018-19 to spur domestic investment and demand.
Indian pharmaceuticals market is expected to touch US$ 55 billion by 2020 from the current level of US$ 36.7 billion in 2016 growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.92 per cent, according to ASSOCHAM-IITTM joint study.
Startup report from FICCI cites learnings from the UK to create successful innovation ecosystem in India. A major report on the vibrancy of the startup ecosystem in the UK and its lessons for India’s developing startup scene was launched today.
In order to reap the long term benefits of demonetisation there is a need to have follow up actions such as providing a boost to demand, lowering of tax rates, widening of the tax base and reforming the tax administration.
For the upcoming Union Budget, banks expect the government to boost consumption demand and investment, by way of reduction in corporate as well as personal income tax, and by providing additional deductions under sec 80C and interest on home loans.
Right usage of water is becoming increasingly important given the fact that India currently supports nearly 17.84% of the world population, with 2.4% land and 4% of water resources. At the same time, monsoons are also becoming erratic.
A major setback to the investment climate in India in the recent times has been the slew of retrospective amendments carried out in the tax laws as a part of the Finance Act, 2012. FICCI believes that is crucial for the Government to declare as a policy that retrospective legislation shall not be resorted to, save in rarest of cases,
Consistent with its support of an aggressive policy towards development and employment via the manufacturing sector, FICCI welcomes the proposal put forth by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to enhance FDI levels in defence beyond 26% to higher levels up to 49%, 74% or even 100% in exceptional cases
Reeling under the impact of global slowdown and a high interest rate regime, India Inc on Monday demanded that tax rates be retained at existing levels even as finance minister Pranab Mukherjee expressed concerns about challenges facing the economy.In their customary pre-Budget meeting with Mukherjee, industry leaders also demanded that healthcare services be kept outside service tax ambit, and privatise coal mines.
The importance of an inclusive financial system is widely recognized in the policy circles not only in India but has become a policy priority in many countries. Several countries across the globe now look at financial inclusion as the means of a more comprehensive growth, wherein each citizen of the country is able to use their earning as a financial resource that they can put to work to improve their future financial status, adding to the nation’s progress.
