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Rajesh Sud

Cess should be abolished completely to generate more disposable income in the hands of corporate. This will also help in...

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Sandesh Kirkire

There is a need for a consolidated trading platform for equity and debt asset classes; operating within a single (or a c...

Deepak Mehrotra

There is an opportunity for policy initiative to promote indigenous manufacturing of telecom equipment to make India a m...

Vikas Khanvelkar

Government should provide tax incentives to SME technology companies as they create large employment opportunities in th...

Aneesh Srivastava

Any fiscal deficit projection of more than 5.25% of GDP would not be liked. Any number below 5% would be looked at with ...

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Govind Rammurthy

The surcharge and cess on corporate tax may be abolished. Further, corporate tax rate may be rought down to 25% and tax ...

Kamal Gulati

Expect the Budget to encourage media and entertainment industry for digitizing their content. Budgeting for internet con...

Dhaval Ajmera

The real estate industry is looking forward to RBI's intervention to control the inflation that has adversely affected ...

Pawan Chaudhary

The industry expects impetus to research as R&D expenditure. The government should also think about helping companies to...

Deepak Jalan

We expect an increased focus of the government on the education sector to reach the 100% literacy figure. Also expect th...

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P Chidambaram Tenure: 1996-98, 2004-2008

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Auto Sector

13 Mar 2012 10:59

Avoid Mahindra and Mahindra: PN Vijay

PN Vijay, Portfolio Manager is of the view that one should avoid Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M).

Banking Sector

13 Mar 2012 14:38

Buy Central Bank; sell Adani Ports on rallies: GEPL Capital

GEPL Capital has come with its top trading picks for ther week. The research firm has recommended to buy Central Bank of India (CBI) and sell Adani Ports on rallies in its March 12, 2012 research report.

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13 Mar 2012 11:17

Bull's Eye: Buy ICICI Bank, DB Corp, Idea, Coal India

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Infra Sector

13 Mar 2012 19:54

Uninor case: CLB asks Unitech to buy Telenor stake or exit

The Company Law Board (CLB) today asked real estate firm Unitech to decide by March 19 if it wants to buy its JV partner Telenor's 67% stake in Uninor or sell its 33% stake to the Norwegian telecom firm.

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13 Mar 2012 18:44

Escalation charge ensures customer pays for inflation: DLF

Sriram Khattar, senior executive director of DLF says that the purpose behind introducing the escalation charge was to ensure that the customer pays to the extent of inflation.

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Pranab da, remove education from the service tax list. Can you also make educational loans more affordable?

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Increase the medical reimbursement limit, the limit for investing in tax savings schemes and reduce taxes.

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I would like the finance minister to extend the regime of buying corporate bonds to debt which will complete the reforms agenda for overseas investors

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Do not include us in the service tax category and increase the limit to maintain financial records

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I insist you make interest income tax free and stop taxing the annuity part of our pension plans.

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Mr FM, ease direct taxation slabs so I can reinvest the surplus back in my business. Also reduce excise and surcharge.

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You must increase subsidies on cooking gas & fuel. Soaring prices of food grains & vegetables are making holes in my pocket. Do something!

Investor

Pranab da, I want you to reduce short term capital gains and STT. While you're at it also the income tax limit or just make income tax free!

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Writing on Railway Wall is clear: Fares must rise
Without an increase in fares, the financial performance of the Indian Railways is likely to deteriorate further, especially given plans for a huge increase in recruitment
FM and the 3Fs: Food, fertiliser and fuel subsidies
Whether it is food, or fuel or fertilisers - the 3Fs for the FM - the subsidy bill has, through benign political neglect, burgeoned into something frightening over the last eight years.
Will infra bonds gain in Budget 2012?
Exempting infrastructure bonds from income tax would help the government generate more funds for much-needed infrastructure projects.
Budget 2012: Crucial to create investment friendly climate, says Kotak
The main policy thrust of the Budget must aim primarily at creating a positive investment climate by reducing capital and borrowing costs for productive sectors.
Budget 2012: Govt needs to invest on broadband, says Info Edge
Fiscal incentives need to be given to internet and mobile content and services companies without which these broadband pipes will have no value.

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Re to have a bigger play in global trade - Rediff.com Business

In a move that could help make the rupee an international currency, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade has proposed to allow export benefits to any exporter who gets receivables in rupees from i...
US looks for options beyond oil as prices soar - Rediff.com Business

The US is looking for alternative options to meet its energy needs as galloping demand of oil and natural gas in rapidly growing countries like India [ Images ] and China will push up fuel prices in c...
Cutting subsidies is key to fiscal correction: Surjit Bhalla

The fiscal deficit in 2011-12 is not looking like an encouraging number, with a widening gap between the centre’s expenditure and revenue. Deficit will most likely be hugely higher than the 4.6 per...
Is Budget 2012 a pre-election Budget for Pranab-da?

Even though there are two years to go for the 2012 Lok Sabha elections, the Budget Session beginning today may as well be a pre-election Budget for the ruling Congress party which is at a major disad...
NREGA lifted consumption, not productivity: Crisil

What should be the top priority of the government as it prepares its highly-anticipated Union Budget? According to DK Joshi, chief economist at Crisil, it’s fiscal consolidation. Like several...