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No other govt has announced such sweeping tax changes in interim budget

Changes to tax structure in Piyush Goyal's budget is unprecedented because an interim budget is only for a short period — for transition between two govts.

As Budget nears, it’s time to ask if taxpayers need more shiny Metros

India needs a public transport revolution, not just kilometres of Metro lines.

Angel investors must be spared India’s tax hell

Angel investors are helping create jobs while big corporates are reluctant to invest. Time the taxman realised that. About three years ago, Anup Kuruvilla left...

Central Board of Direct Taxes wants income tax department to step up collection efforts

The CBDT chairman has shot off a letter to all principal chief commissioners of income tax department asking them to step up efforts.

Pakistan govt move to impose ‘sin tax’ on cigarettes, sugary beverages draws flak

Here’s what’s happening across the border: World Bank says India-Pakistan trade has potential to reach $37 billion, and Bill Gates appreciates Imran Khan's polio eradication efforts. 

Increasing taxes on alcohol will add 500 healthy years to every 10 lakh people: WHO study

Study by WHO researchers found that taxation most cost-effective way of reducing alcohol effects; based on data from 16 countries, including India.

Are other countries more to blame for Donald Trump’s policy directions?

Trump’s unilateral actions raise the risk of trade war, but he’s right in saying that key economic issues have to be addressed.

Become a black money informant, take home up to Rs 5 crore, says Income Tax department

The new scheme hopes to encourage informants to spill the beans about undisclosed assets, both in India and abroad.

Behave properly with taxpayers: Income tax department tells its officers

The poor conduct of tax officers and staff is believed to have drawn a lot of complaints from taxpayers, damaging the image of the department.

Debate over finance commission exposes south’s tendency towards misplaced entitlement

To ensure equity between the states, poorer states should receive a greater share of union tax revenues as compared to better off states.

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.