'Healthcare tax will not hurt common man'

The government on Thursday said the proposed service tax on treatment in private hospitals would not affect the common man, giving indication that the levy is unlikely to be rolled back."We have......

'This Budget had to make a fine balance'

In his first media interview after taking over as Chairman of the Central Board of Exciseand Customs, S Dutt Majumder said the government did not miss any opportunity by not increasing excise duty......

Govt aims to exceed indirect tax figure estimate

Ahead of Union Budget, the government on Thursday said it hopes to exceed the indirect tax collection estimate of Rs 3.36 lakh crore for this fiscal in view of the buoyancy in the economy."I am......

GST likely in next fiscal, hints FinMin

After it has become clear that goods and services tax cannot be introduced right at the start of the next fiscal, the finance ministry on Monday indicated that the proposed indirect taxes regime......