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The Narendra Modi government has budgeted for Rs 900 billion to be paid as compensation to states to make up for their losses on account

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday expressed hope that the Centre would be able to meet its fiscal deficit target in 2018-19 with improved tax

The announcements made for the agriculture sector in Budget 2018-19 have left the farmer unions fuming who have termed the methods to calculate the cost

The proposed new tax regime will apply to transfer made on or after April 1, 2018. The proposed long-term capital gains tax on equity holdings

Market probably was looking for a catalyst to come down to correct the valuation to take the pause and global cost of capital is providing

By Soumya Kant Ghosh The rural and inclusive orientation of the Budget is distinctly apparent. There are a couple of quite useful suggestions that might

By Sajjan Jindal Over the past few years, the government had undertaken a series of transformational reforms that not only impacted the economy but also

In the run-up to the Union Budget, the primary concern for most observers was the state of the fiscal health. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

The stock market’s manic behaviour after the budget session has been (rightly or wrongly) blamed on the FM’s proposal to levy a 10 per cent

In the perennial balance between greed and fear, greed has had a one-sided run. Now fear stages a comeback, reminding investors that what goes up,

By Ajit Ranade Feb 6 2018, 1:43 IST The Economic Survey had indicated that this year’s Union Budget was to be seen as a pre-election

अर्थकारणाच्या पालखीतून अंतिमत: आपलेच राजकारण पुढे नेणे हाच प्रत्येक राजकीय पक्षाचा हेतू असतो. त्यात गैर काहीही नाही. तेव्हा सत्ताधारी भाजपने २०१९ च्या निवडणुका डोळ्यासमोर ठेवून

“The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of

The government will come out with a strategy document on increasing the share of exports to 20 per cent of the GDP, Commerce Minister Suresh

Data from the NSSO on actual hospitalisation rates and average expenditure on each case of hospitalisation suggests that the government’s estimate of being able to

From a personal savings and investment perspective, the restoration of long-term capital gains tax on equity income is a huge change. From February 1 onwards,

This tax is applicable only if LTCG is above Rs 1 lakh in a financial year. What is long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax? It is

The Rs 40,000 ‘Standard Deduction’ for tax payers, as proposed in the budget today, will translate into savings of just a few hundred rupees considering

There is an unusual, but time-honoured, arrangement in the ministry of finance (MoF). Apart from the many secretaries to the government, there is the post

Contrary to mass expectations about a populist budget, the Union Budget 2018 proved to be pro-development. While the financial report card showed improved average tax