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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicCorporate tax

Topic: corporate tax

US lesson for Modi govt – personal tax cuts & higher govt spending boost investment

Paper published by IMF suggests rise in US business investment since tax cuts in 2017 isn’t necessarily due to the cut in the corporate tax rate.

Case for India’s overseas bond sale builds up with latest tax cut

Now would be a good time for the govt to revisit the sovereign bonds sale as the corporate tax cut sent the benchmark bond yield surging the most since February 2017.

Is tax cut Modi’s ‘trump card’ ahead of US tour: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh questioned the timing of the announcement, and said the corporate tax cuts was being dictated by the #HowdyModi event.

PM Modi says cut to corporate tax a ‘historic’ step that will be a ‘win-win’ for Indians

Modi said the rate cuts will give stimulus to his govt's Make In India campaign, attract private investment from abroad and thus create more jobs.

Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 1.45 lakh crore stimulus package, cuts corporate tax

The effective tax rate will now be 25.17% & 17.01% for existing companies and new manufacturing firms, respectively, provided they don’t claim any exemption under I-T Act.

Sensex climbs 1,300 points as Finance Minister Sitharaman announces tax booster

The govt's decision to not levy the enhanced surcharge on capital gains and to slash corporate tax pushed markets in the green, with the broader Nifty also rising 362.95 points.

Indian govt can make taxes look good – by taxing bad behaviour, like honking

We can tax other bads too. Like air pollution, water pollution, parking on public roads and so on. We could call it the Bads and Disservices Tax.

Raghuram Rajan on Y V Reddy’s two important economic ideas, Ajay Shah says lower taxes

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

On Camera

That one sentence from US central bank changed gold prices

Central bank communication now holds as much significance as central bank action. A single clause in a press conference can move markets more than a 25-basis-point adjustment.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.