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Budget 2019: India has a law to cap fiscal deficit but UPA and NDA couldn’t care less

No matter what the specific deficits caps, debt limits or escape clauses are, a stronger rule of law in fiscal policy is in public interest.

Army HQ backs tax on disability pension, says unscrupulous officers have gamed the system

The letter, tweeted by Nirmala Sitharaman’s office, supports govt’s move to tax disability pension of military personnel who retired after full service.

GST proved to be both consumer and business friendly, says Arun Jaitley

Twenty states independently show more than a 14% increase in their revenues, courtesy the two years of GST, writes former finance minister Arun Jaitley.

Modi has a long list of challenges to tackle in his second term, say economists

From growth revival to job creation to land and labour reforms, there are many economic challenges that need the new Modi government's intervention.

Good news awaits income tax-payers — mediation now likely in case of dispute

The move is part of a series of proposals that the IT dept is considering to make the country more taxpayer-friendly and to reduce litigation costs.

Lower tax, pension for shopkeepers, pucca houses: BJP manifesto packed with populism

BJP has also promised to bring the proportion of families living below the poverty line to single digits in the next five years.

Modi govt set to fall short of 2018-19 direct tax target of Rs 12 lakh crore by a distance

Modi government has transferred several tax officials due to poor performance, says a senior finance ministry official.

BJP ministers, leaders to criss-cross India with message of tax & farmer sops in budget

BJP to get senior ministers and national office-bearers to address rallies in all 543 Lok Sabha constituencies starting from the middle of February.

After budget, do you save tax or not? The devil lies in the details

If your taxable income is over Rs 5 lakh, the rebate will not apply.

Modi danced the fine line – his budget wasn’t anti-rich & his govt didn’t defend past sins

It is a relief to see that the government did not run the risk of running a larger borrowing programme.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.