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Budget 2018: Govt may finally give industry status to real estate sector

To boost the numbers of indirect and ancillary jobs, Finance ministry has decided to grant the demand

Labour ministry raises concerns over bail-in clause in FRDI Bill

Officials say move may impact medical benefits under ESIC; clause says depositors' money can be used to infuse capital in ailing financial institutions

Budget 2018: With state polls coming up, govt will aim to woo rural voters

A finance ministry official with direct knowledge of budget discussions said, 'The govt's top priority is to create jobs and boost growth'

Budget 2018: Solar sector seeks relief from proposed safeguard duty of 70%

As per industry estimates, nearly 3000-4000 MW of solar projects worth over Rs 150 billion are at high risk

UP Budget may hit Rs 4.25-trn mark as Yogi, BJP prepare for 2019 LS polls

During election years, the UP Budget has posted steep hikes of over 15% and occasionally breached the 18% mark

Budget 2018: Arun Jaitley's last full one to focus on two aspects

The first part deals with new schemes and outlays for various existing schemes and sectors, while the second contains announcements on direct and indirect taxes

Govt may target raising up to Rs 1 trn through asset sales in FY18: Experts

The government accelerated asset sales in this current fiscal year after a chaotic rollout of a new national goods and services tax undermined tax collection targets

Budget 2018: Govt may give tax benefits to make electric vehicles alluring

While income tax benefits can be provided to buyers through this Budget, GST Council nod would be required for lowering GST rate

Budget 2018: Corporate America urges Arun Jaitley to reduce tax uncertainty

USIBC said it believes India must ensure that transfer pricing principles are applied in a fair, consistent manner for all taxpayers

Budget 2018: New bottoms-up mechanism for farm-gate marketing likely

The farmers collectively purchase goods from growers and sell them at rates lower than prevailing market prices

Budget 2018: A 15-year, Rs 35.3-trillion plan to put Railways on track

The scheme implies 92% annual rise in capex

Ananth Kumar, Sumitra to hold two all-party pre-Budget meetings on Sunday

The Union Budget will be tabled on February 1. The session will go into a break on February 9

Budget 2018: Has Modi govt delivered on its promise of urban development?

BJP govt faces this situation as it heads into its last full budget before general elections in 2019

Budget 2018: FinMin could raise disinvestment target to Rs 1 trn

Likelihood of outstripping 2017-18 budgeted estimate of Rs 725 bn seen as key driver; Air India sale to be marquee disinvestment action

From Hasmukh Adhia to Arvind Subramanian, here's Arun Jaitley's Budget team

This is the team that will spearhead what will essentially be the Prime Minister's vision document for 2019

Budget 2018 might have Rs 740-bn allocation towards fertiliser subsidy

The amount is around 5.7% more than Budget Estimates of 2016-17 and 6.9% higher than Revised Estimates of 2016-17

At Rs 867.03 bn, GST receipts short of target for third month in a row

GST collections at Rs 867.03 billion were less than the target of Rs 910 billion combined for the Centre and states

Budget 2018: Despite record harvests in 2017, why farmers still struggle

Budget 2018: Despite record harvest, why are 600 million Indians struggling to get by

Budget 2018: Note ban, GST raise hopes of radical steps by FM Arun Jaitley

In the Union Budget 2018-19, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley could reinforce his Modi govt's thrust on skill enhancement to aid job creation to help India effectively leverage its demographic dividend

Budget 2018: Tax incentives, faster clearances needed for start-ups to grow

Start-ups in the digital arena, particularly the financial technology domain, want from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley more initiatives to promote digital transactions and provide sizeable incentives