Budget should focus on higher funds allocation to infrastructure and improving domestic macroeconomic fundamentals
The priority of the Budget should be to improve the macroeconomic fundamentals of the country and make efforts to meet the fiscal deficit targets of last year. The onus should be on productive utilisation of funds.
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Sandeep Upadhyay, Managing Director and CEO, Centrum Infrastructure Advisory Limited
Clear state policies is the need of the hour
One of the major reasons why SEZs have not taken off in a major way in India is on account of the intrinsic lack of export competitiveness, says Indranil Dasgupta, Chief Executive Officer-Industrial Zones, ATTIVO Economic Zones, Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd.
We are integrating online SEZs with customs
Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, gives insights on the initiatives taken by the Commerce Ministry to improve ease of doing business in the SEZs
SEZs in Limbo
In order to push the growth engine of the country, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government has taken the initiative of pushing the country´s manufacturing sector through the ´Make in India´ campaign.
Pushing the Railway Behemoth
When we talk about infrastructure in India, what should come to our mind first is Indian Railways, but it doesn´t, because we seem to have taken the railways for granted. Indian Railways (IR) has the largest rail network in Asia
Govt may slash MAT on SEZs
In what could be a major boost to India´s Special Economic Zones (SEZs), the government is set to reduce the Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) on Special Economic Zones (SEZ) from 18.5 per cent to 7.5 per cent.
Making India
The small window of opportunity for the country requires every possible effort to make the most of the supporting environment to push the Make in India campaign and the Indian growth story.
Expert calls for inclusion of fuel products in GST regime
RSM Astute Consulting is the Indian member of RSM International, which is the sixth largest network of independent accounting and consulting firms in the world. The company focuses on providing services in the areas of corporate advisory and structuring,
Govt should have abolished MAT on infra firms
Founded in March 2008, Bharucha & Partners offers expertise in different fields of legal practice with corporate or mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, litigation, arbitration, capital markets and financial regulation being its core areas.
At a critical juncture
We must urgently address the gaps in the SEZ policy to encourage, incentivise and support the growth of the manufacturing sector, writes Ravindra Sannareddy. Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have been the most effective drivers of growth for developing Asian economies especially China over the last few decades. The key objectives of most SEZ programmes are to attract foreign investment, earn foreign exchange, boost industrial development, generate employment, and upgrade technology.
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