One of the major costs in an infrastructure project is the tax cost that a project has to bear on account of various indirect taxes, viz., the value added tax, works contract tax, service tax and many other similar taxes. Typically, in most of the infrastructure projects, the owner awards a turnkey contract to one party known as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor.
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The 2 % mandatory CSR spend is a move in the right direction
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Porting Ahead
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BHEL inks three strategic pacts in Kazakhstan
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?Global demand for energy to increase by 35 per cent by 2040?
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Atlas Copco identifies apt loading solutions
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Volvo Trucks present new Volvo FH Series
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A call on telecom
IndiaĂ´s telecommunication network is the third largest in the world and the second largest among the emerging economies of Asia. It has witnessed phenomenal growth over the last decade as substantiated by the following facts and figures
Rs.1 lakh-crore orders soon for power, mining equipment
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