stock market regulations: Government not in favour of regulatory intervention in stock markets: Report

The finance ministry is not in favour of any major regulatory intervention in the stock market, and believes that over-regulation could lead to nervousness among participants, ETNow news channel reported, quoting sources. The news comes in the backdrop of the recent measures taken by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SebI) to check on … Read more

interim budget: Interim budget: Govt likely to give populist spending a pass ahead of general election

New Delhi: The government is likely to stay on the fiscal course-correction glide path in the interim budget for FY25, shunning populist spending or incentives ahead of the summer general election, said people aware of deliberations on the subject. The post-Covid-19 fiscal consolidation roadmap proposed by the government estimates the fiscal deficit at 4.5% of … Read more

Govt extends deadlines for GST officers to issue demand notices for FY’19, FY’20

New Delhi: GST officers have been given more time to issue demand notices for discrepancies in annual returns for 2018-19 and 2019-20 financial years. On Thursday, the government extended the deadline in this regard for 2018-19 fiscal to April 30, 2024 and for 2019-20 fiscal to August 31, 2024. A notification has been issued by … Read more