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CII on Sunday said businesses across several key sectors are seeing firm growth in sales and orders.

Bring down corporate tax to 18 per cent sans exemptions: CII

Government has already reduced corporate tax to 25 per cent for companies having turnover of less than Rs 250 crore.

11 Jun 2019 6:47 PM IST

Finance Minister prsided over numerous meetings ahead of budget session. (Photo: ANI)

Finance Minister engages with all stakeholders ahead of budget

Sitharaman focused on possible measures to boost the economic infrastructure of the rural sector and to eradicate...

11 Jun 2019 6:05 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi further said that the government has taken several measures for improving the ease of doing business in the country. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi to secys: Set 100-day agenda for ease of living'

He conveyed to the officials that water, fisheries and animal husbandry will also be important areas for the government.

11 Jun 2019 1:36 AM IST

The stance of countrys first family in not listening to SCs order on Rafale deal case petition can be termed as, with due respect, amazing audacity, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. (Photo: ANI)

Nirmala Sitharaman to hold first pre-budget meet with farm groups on...

Sitharaman, the first full-time woman finance minister, is set to present her maiden Budget on July 5 in the Lok Sabha.

9 Jun 2019 4:15 PM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman spoke on the on-going efforts of Indian Government to counter tax avoidance & evasion, finance ministry tweeted.

Pre-Budget consultations; Sitharaman to meet economists, industry...

The state finance ministers are also expected to give their suggestions for Budget 2019-20.

9 Jun 2019 11:59 AM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman spoke on the on-going efforts of Indian Government to counter tax avoidance & evasion, finance ministry tweeted.

Sitharaman highlights India's efforts to counter tax avoidance,...

The meeting of the finance ministers would deliberate on issues protectionism and its implication on global growth,...

8 Jun 2019 3:22 PM IST

The government is considering converting GST Network- which is handling the IT infrastructure of the new indirect tax regime - into a state-owned company, an official source said.

Government may scale down GST target

Out of the pegged Rs 6.44 lakh crore GST collections, the Centre was looking to collect CGST of Rs 5.04 lakh crore and...

8 Jun 2019 1:40 AM IST

The Central government is not the lone torch-bearer of the nations economic growth. The achievements and failures, the contradictions and anomalies are spread out in both the Central and state budgets.

Nirmala Sitharaman to meet industry bodies on June 11 for pre-Budget...

Representatives of industry bodies like CII, Ficci and Assocham, among others, are expected to attend the meeting.

7 Jun 2019 6:17 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government has reconstituted eight key cabinet committees, including appointments committee, the cabinet committee on economic affairs, and security, among others.(Photo: PTI)

Amit Shah common factor in Modi's all 8 Cabinet committees

PM Modi is in six of them, Rajnath Singh is in two, Sitharaman is in seven panels and Piyush Goyal in five.

6 Jun 2019 10:47 AM IST

The stance of countrys first family in not listening to SCs order on Rafale deal case petition can be termed as, with due respect, amazing audacity, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. (Photo: ANI)

Nirmala Sitharaman to attend G-20 Finance Ministers' meeting in Japan

The G20 meetings provide a forum for key countries in international financial system to discuss major international...

5 Jun 2019 1:39 PM IST

The finance ministry said that the bill is far more depositor-friendly than in many other countries which provide for statutory bail-in without consent of creditors and depositors.

Finance Ministry may retain allocations made in interim budget

In run-up Lok Sabha polls, Finance Ministry came up with an interim budget in February, authorising govt expenditure for...

5 Jun 2019 10:26 AM IST

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a press conference in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI )

Finance Ministry in 'Quarantine' from Monday as preparation for budget...

The Ministry will be out of bounds for visitors and media as it gets down to prepare the Budget for 2019-20 fiscal year.

4 Jun 2019 6:55 PM IST