Ahead of Union Budget, the government today said it hopes to exceed the indirect tax collection estimate of Rs 3.36 lakh crore for this fiscal in view of the buoyancy in the economy.
Reserve Bank Governor D Subbarao today said it can change policy stance at any time to rein in inflation based on the macroeconomic situation. “Notwithstanding (the) scheduled quarterly and mid- quarterly reviews, we reserve the right to alter our policy stance at any time to respond to the evolving macroeconomic situation,” Subbarao said said at the Convocation function of Sambalpur University.
Telecom lobbies COAI and AUSPI are pitching for rationalising multi-level taxes, charges and fees applicable to the telecom industry in the Budget, demanding a unified system along with a single levy for revenue collection.
BELLARY (KARNA): The Income Tax department on Tuesday conducted raids at the premises of a mining company and two iron ore transporters in Hospet here. A 20-member team conducted searches on offices and residences of the mining company’s proprietors, official sources said here.
The Budget Session, 2011 of Parliament (7th Session of the Fifteenth Lok Sabha and the 222nd Session of the Rajya Sabha) is scheduled to commence on Monday, the 21st of February, 2011 and subject to exigencies of Government Business, the Session will conclude on Thursday, the 21st of April , 2011.
Capital Expenditure registered a sharp increase of 64.6 per cent (April –Dec) in 2010-11. Fiscal deficit outcome for 2010-11 could be marginally better than the budget estimates. The consolidated fiscal deficit is likely to be 7.5 to 8 per cent of GDP for 2010-11. There is considerable urgency in the implementation of goods and services tax (GST)
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Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance Chairman Yashwant Sinha wants the government to first introduce goods and services tax (GST) at the central level and set example for states to implement the indirect tax reform. “I am firmly of the view that the Government of India should introduce GST first at the central level. At the central level you have central excise and you have the service tax. Now, if you first merge the two, you have your own GST.`
The process of appointing auditors for cooperatives is expected to become more transparent. So far the chartered accountants taking up the audit of an urban cooperative bank or a cooperative society would directly get empanelled with the state’s cooperation department.
The Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council on Monday projected the economic growth in the country at 8.6 per cent for the current fiscal on the back of rebound in farm output and inflation to come down to 7 per cent by March-end due to declining food prices.
