Barack Obama unveils $4 trillion US budget

Last Updated: Monday, February 2, 2015, 21:42

President Barack Obama has put forward a $4 trillion budget loaded with spending and tax reforms that will likely be dead on arrival at the Republican-controlled Congress.

FM Jaitley for tax reforms and quick decisions to ensure stability

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 20:48

Ahead of the Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday underlined the need for tax reforms and quick decision making to ensure stability in policy regime.

Congress mocks Modi over promise to reform taxation system

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 21:03

Congress on Tuesday took potshots at Narendra Modi over his remarks on reforming taxation system.

Obama calls for balanced mix of spending cuts and tax reforms

Last Updated: Saturday, February 9, 2013, 16:59

The US President Barack Obama on Saturday asked the Congress to act to avoid a series of harmful and automatic spending cuts, called sequester, by finding a balanced mix of cuts and tax reforms.

China eyes tax reform to boost foreign trade

Last Updated: Friday, January 4, 2013, 15:26

China plans to carry out a series of market and tax reforms to boost its foreign trade in 2013, a government think tank has said.

India seeks Canadian expertise on tax reform

Last Updated: Monday, September 17, 2012, 12:08

The Canadian experience of combined tax, collected by a federal agency, allowed businesses to reduce costs and remain competitive with businesses.

'Considerable negotiations needed among Centre, states on GST'

Last Updated: Friday, August 17, 2012, 22:00

Noting that lot of work remains to be done in implementation of GST, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) on Friday said introduction of the tax reform requires considerable negotiations among the Centre and State governments.

States ask PM to address CST compensation issue by Aug 7

Last Updated: Friday, July 13, 2012, 18:10

States on Friday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to resolve the CST compensation issue by August 7 so that there is no "trust deficit" before introducing GST, dubbed as a big-ticket tax reform.

IMF prods Japan to do more to reduce public debt

Last Updated: Friday, October 14, 2011, 00:12

The IMF Thursday asked Japan to do more to reduce its growing public debt through a combination of limiting spending growth and comprehensive tax reforms.