Tag Archives: P. Chidambram
Revenue collection target of Rs 10.38 lakh crore achieved
Agencies, New Delhi
The revenue targets for direct and indirect taxes have been achieved for 2012-13, a difficult year where the growth was in the range of five per cent with the total collections touching Rs 10,38,037 crore registering growth...
Chidambaram to answer questions on Budget using IT tool
Agencies, New Delhi In a first for a Finance Minister, P Chidambaram will respond to citizens’ questions on the Union Budget 2013-14 tomorrow at 2000 hrs by joining the multiparty video conference on Google+ Hangout. This is a powerful communications...
Chidambaram lays Budget in RS
Cigarettes, mobiles, SUVs to cost more; footwear, readymade garments to be cheaper
Highlights
Fiscal deficit seen at 5.2 pct of GDP in 2012/13
Fiscal deficit seen at 4.8 pct of GDP in 2013/14
Gross market borrowing seen at 6.29 trln rupees...
Chidambaram confident of resolving Vodafone tax dispute
Agencies, London Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said he is confident that a more than $2 billion tax dispute between Vodafone Group Plc(VOD.L) and the country’s tax office will be resolved as the two sides continue talks.
Vodafone, the largest...
SOPs needed to deal with flashmobs: PC
Agencies, New Delhi
Stating that the protests by flash mob was a new phenomenon, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said that lessons were being learnt to deal with this new trend.
Answering questions regarding the handling of protests in...
FM seeks cooperation of political parties to push reforms
Agencies
New Delhi, Oct 8
Asking opposition parties not not to indulge in obstructionism, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said inability to push key reforms would put the country at the risk of a sharp and continuing economic slowdown.
“Every...
SC exonerates PC from spectrum charge
Agencies
New Delhi, Aug 24
The Supreme Court today gave a clean chit to Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram in 2G spectrum case.
A special bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and K S Radhakrishnan dismissed the petition of Janata Party...
Chidambaram signals more markets reforms next month
Agencies
New Delhi, Aug 17
Welcoming the wide-ranging reforms announced by capital markets regulator SEBI yesterday, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today hinted that more reforms are in the offing to revive the capital markets.
“There are...
