The Finance Minister has taken a fairly pro-people stance in the Interim Budget announced today. Two things stand out. The first is the tax benefits
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A budget for the ballot – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Modi government has fired the first salvo in its re-election campaign, with sops for everyone from the common man to the cow Prime Minister
Some sweeteners for aam aadmi – The Hindu BusinessLine
Two important changes reduce the tax outgo for the common man The Change There have been two important changes that will reduce the tax outgo
Four policy signals from the Budget – The Hindu BusinessLine
Real estate gets a fillip; taxpayers’ procedural glitches have been eased; assured pensions are back; and tax net is here to stay Most folks who
Elections and beyond – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Interim Budget 2019-20, in fact, suggests paradigm shifts in social security policies Interim Budgets often tend to be long on populism and short-termism. However,
The budget has exposed the NDA government’s nervousness | columns | Hindustan Times
The showstopper of this 2019 budget is the PM-Kisan Scheme (PMKS): a Rs 6,000 per year direct income transfer for small and marginal farmers with
Need to strictly adhere to a fiscal roadmap from now on | analysis | Hindustan Times
While the general backdrop for the presentation of any Union budget is noisy in a democracy like India, the economic backdrop for this year’s interim
Interim Budget 2019: Populist schemes breach convention, says Opposition – The Hindu
Chidambaram questions ‘unprecedented’ announcements in interim Budget The announcement of a string of populist measures in the interim Budget has been accompanied by a breach
Interim Budget 2019: an exercise aimed at pleasing farmers, informal workers, salaried taxpayers – The Hindu
With a keen eye on the elections, the interim Budget 2019-20 contained elements that are aimed at benefiting three major segments of the population —
Shopping for votes: on the Interim Budget 2019-20 – The Hindu
As election-eve budgets go, Interim Budget 2019-20 must rank as one of the most politically expedient ones this country has seen. The shadow of the general election
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A cash-for-votes Budget | Deccan Herald
An Interim Budget from an interim minister for a government on its last legs. This is what Piyush Goyal was expected to deliver. Instead, he
Little for agri sector, Budget silent on jobs–Deccan Chronicle
The expectation that interim finance minister Piyush Goyal would present a farmers’ budget after the drubbing his party got in the recent Assembly polls was
All you wanted to know about… – OPINION – The Hindu BusinessLine
Come February, the financial media is usually abuzz with debates about the Union Budget. But this time around, the excitement is a little muted given
With an eye on polls, Centre plans mass campaign for flagship insurance schemes – Business Line–30.04.2018
Ahead of the General Elections next year, the government is likely to come out with a large-scale campaign for its mass financial inclusion schemes for
Govt mops up Rs 1.5 lakh crore additional tax, to chase 65 lakh non-filers – Times of India–30.04.2018
The Union government’s drive towards higher compliance has already helped it garner additional Rs 1.5 lakh crore in direct taxes during 2017-18 and get a
Ayushman Bharat – A healthy step – Business Line–12.04.2018
But the implementation of the Centre’s ambitious scheme may be more challenging than GST or Aadhaar A nation’s development and growth is gauged by the
Direct tax collections up 17.1%, touch ₹9.95 lakh crore in FY18 – Business Line–03.04.2018
The Centre has “broadly met” its tax collection targets for 2017-18, despite uncertainty from the Goods and Services Tax and is meeting the fiscal deficit
What is primary deficit and how it affects economy – The Financial Express–01.04.2018
Gross primary deficit amounts to gross fiscal deficit minus interest payments. Fiscal, revenue, trade and current account deficits are widely discussed terms and most
Centre may impose 10% import duty on mobile motherboards – Business Line–01.04.2018
The government may impose additional duty on imported motherboards of mobile phones under phase manufacturing programme from April onwards, according to an official source aware