Day: February 3, 2018

The Budget has announced an ambitious, state-funded healthcare scheme that would take care of hospitalisation expenses up to a limit of Rs 5 lakh per

The Narendra Modi-led government is using the Finance Bill 2018 to insert provisions in the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, in a move

The government has not been able to adhere to its fiscal deficit targets for 2017-18. This was not unexpected. The bond markets had factored in

The finance minister has presented a very workmanlike Budget which does not really break any new ground or deliver anything radical. However, neither does it

The Budget of 2018-19 had given ample opportunity to the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance to rationalise the customs duty structure because the other

Partnership firms and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) will be put at a disadvantageous position by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s Budget announcement to cut corporation tax

Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the government was committed towards consolidation of banks and privatisation of IDBI Bank. “I stand by both these

The finance ministry said on Friday it will try to convince rating agencies on India’s commitment to fiscal consolidation, within hours of Fitch Ratings saying

The move by the Centre to bring back Long Term Capital Gains tax on equity shares and equity-oriented mutual funds is a step in the

Kavitha Kuruganti of the Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture In his Budget speech, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley said the government “declared minimum support

On budget days, finance ministers are trapeze artists, balancing risks with rewards, audacity with caution and tempering expectation with reality. Has Arun Jaitley succeeded in

The NDA government lost precious time in its first three years in initiating a health scheme that serves the twin purposes of achieving universal coverage

By raising the minimum support price (MSP) to 1.5 times the input cost in agriculture and allocating Rs 14.34 lakh crores for rural livelihood creation

Finance ministers have to do a bit of tight rope walking during every budget presentation. The task becomes even more difficult as elections approach. At