Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her maiden Budget Speech on Friday announced sops for various sectors. Sitharaman, who became the first full-time women Finance
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budget 2019: View: Budget scores high on promises, low on numbers – The Economic Times
The budget is positively disappointing when it comes to import duties. Some have been slashed, some, raised. In the name of Make in India. It
black money: Budget 2019: New NRIs in focus as government goes after black money – The Economic Times
Black money continues to be a bee in the government’s bonnet. It will change the law to go after Indians who have settled abroad to get
Budget 2019: Congress slams budget as ‘insipid’ and ‘opaque’, says it’s old wine in new bottle – The Economic Times
The Congress on Friday dubbed the Union Budget as “insipid” and an “opaque exercise” prepared without listening to the voices of either ordinary citizens or knowledgeable economists
economic survey 2019: Swaminathan Aiyar’s take on Economic Survey 2019 – The Economic Times Video | ET Now
India’s economic growth will rebound from a five-year low this year, but would need a huge boost in spending and reforms to accelerate higher rate
ITR filing: Budget 2019 proposes to make filing ITR easier by providing data from various sources | Income Tax Return
To make tax return filing easier for taxpayers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that pre-filled ITR forms will be made available. These forms will now contain
Home Loan: Budget 2019 hikes tax break on interest paid on loan for affordable housing by Rs 1.5 lakh
This will translate in to benefit of Rs 7 lakh to the middle class home buyers over a loan period of 15 years. Budget 2019 proposes
MSME: Budget 2019: 15 key takeaways for the MSME sector
Presenting the Budget 2019-20 in Parliament, Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a slew of initiatives and new provisions to tackle issues related to the MSME sector in the country. From widening
budget 2019: Budget with many positives, yet actual implementation holds the key: MSME Inc – The Economic Times
As a result of the government’s move on the corporate tax, 99.3% of the companies operating in the country would benefit, the finance minister said
Budget 2019: Removal of regulatory friction to help India achieve target of 50,000 startups by 2024 – The Financial Express
Budget 2019 India: 50,000 startups in India by 2024 was envisioned by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in April this
Budget 2019: Fiscally responsible with a reforms thrust, but protectionist | Business Standard Column
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday presented a Budget that kept the Narendra Modi government’s fiscal consolidation track record intact and used a variety of measures to bolster the government’s revenue
Budget 2019: Many positives, but lower tax mop up could derail fiscal math | Business Standard News
The initial market response to the Budget was negative. While the major indices did not fall much, the sell-off came later and across the board,
Why we need to take fiscal deficit of 3.3% with a pinch of salt – The Hindu BusinessLine
The bond markets have rejoiced. The yield on the 10-year G-Sec has fallen by 10 basis points, cheering the 3.3% fiscal deficit number retained for
The focus is on the big picture, says CEA Subramanian – The Hindu BusinessLine
Thrust is on ways to achieve 8% growth; sector-specific reforms likely in next Survey The Economic Survey is all about focussing on the “big picture”
Why the take on the state of the economy and fiscal deficit sounds too optimistic – The Hindu BusinessLine
Ever since the provisional actual figures for FY19 were released by the Controller General of Accounts some time ago, economists have been busy figuring out
Nitin Gadkari welcomes announcements for MSMEs in Budget – The Hindu BusinessLine
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday welcomed the announcements for MSMEs in the Budget and said his ministry has decided to raise the sector’s contribution
Simple prescriptions – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Survey recommends an investment-led growth model as a panacea for India’s economic ills India’s annual Economic Surveys once pedantic tomes that very few folks
Budget must help enhance capital formation – The Hindu BusinessLine
Initiatives to increase financial savings and easing of FDI norms will boost both domestic and foreign investments The Union Budget 2019-20 will be presented against
Modicare push: Over 12 lakh people availed free treatment under Ayushman Bharat – The Financial Express
Over 600 plus global medical device manufacturers, industry bodies and association, healthcare experts, and policy makers from over 25 countries are participating in the three-day
‘Only 35% of farmers are covered under crop insurance’ – The Hindu BusinessLine
Tech must be used in a big way to ensure ryots get compensated quickly, says National Insurance Academy’s Srinivasan Changing rainfall patterns, droughts, flooding and