An unexpected development in this year’s budget was the proposal to tax share buyback income. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed that income received on share buybacks should be taxed for the recipients. “It is proposed that the income from buyback of shares by companies be chargeable in the hands of the recipient investor as dividend, … Read more
The combined market valuation of seven out of the ten most valued companies surged by ₹59,404.85 crore during the holiday-shortened last week, with Bharti Airtel and ICICI Bank emerging as the biggest gainers, PTI reported. In the ranking of top-10 firms, Reliance Industries (RIL) maintained its position as the most valued company, followed by Tata … Read more
Indian oil refiners are on track to take the most American crude in almost a year after tighter enforcement of US sanctions crimped trade with Russia and forced processors to look elsewhere for supply. State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corp. and Indian Oil Corp., along with top private refiner Reliance Industries Ltd., have purchased about 7 million … Read more