Exports of 6 key agri products record negative growth in FY15
Exports of six key agricultural products, including tea, spices and tobacco, have registered negative growth in 2014-15, mainly due to decline in prices in global commodity markets.
May 26, 2015, 20:44 PM IST
'More tax on cigarette means more contraband tobacco intake'
The more you tax cigarettes, the more is consumption of contraband tobacco products, said ITC Chairman Y C Deveshwar while expressing hopes of a "moderate Budget" this year.
Feb 02, 2015, 21:44 PM IST
Reynolds American to buy Lorillard for $27.4 bn
US tobacco giant Reynolds American will buy smaller rival Lorillard in a USD 27.4 billion cash-and-stock deal, the companies said Tuesday.
Jul 15, 2014, 18:57 PM IST
Union Budget 2014: IT rates unchanged; sops to small, marginal assessees in Bud
The Budget for 2014-15 Thursday left income tax rates unchanged but provided sops to small and marginal assesses by raising the threshold exemption limit from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh and investments under 80C by Rs 50,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh while promising not to bring tax changes with retrospective effect.
Jul 10, 2014, 14:34 PM IST