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Budget 2018: Start-up ecosystem should get a boost to revive investments

Institutional investments in commercial real estate is expected to see an upsurge this year and shared workplaces will continue to grow with flexible leasing structures

Budget 2018: Tourism sector wants Jaitley to cut GST on sub-Rs 7,500 rooms

GST should apply only to services rendered in India, and govt should also look at developing MICE clusters in and around key metro cities and tourist destinations, says Cox & Kings CEO Peter Kerkar

Budget 2018 will be more keenly watched than last few non-event Budgets

Centrum Wealth Management's Kunj Bansal lists out the likely announcements and allocations, as also Budget expectations, for which the upcoming Union Budget 2018-19 will be watched

Budget 2018: Time's running out for Modi to shore up rural voters' support

Rising discontent in rural areas and unrest among farmers is pressuring Modi to spend more on the countryside

Budget 2018: Betting on stock market boom? Capital gains tax may end party

Brokerages like Kotak Securities say the Modi govt may make it harder for investors to claim exemptions on capital gains from equity investments

Budget 2018: Will rules be eased to make marketing operating expenditure?

The retail industry, particularly e-commerce, wants marketing spend to be classified as operating expenditure rather than capital expenditure

Budget 2018: How Jaitley can help recycling sector create millions of jobs

The recycling industry promises not only to help save the environment, natural resources and energy but also to create millions of direct and indirect jobs

Budget 2018: Logistics sector wants FM Jaitley to lift regulatory barriers

The sector also expects the Narendra Modi government to offer a seamless, transparent digital platform to ensure easy movement of goods and vehicles across the country

Budget 2018: 58% banks report rise in bad loans in July-December period

Banks say govt should allow full tax deduction on NPA provisioning as against 5% cap of taxable income in Budget 2018

Union Budget 2018: In first 8 months of FY18, states have gone slow on capex

An analysis of 17 state govt accounts reveals that 9 states have so far spent only 36% of budgeted capital expenditure in April-Nov 2017, compared with 47% in the same period the previous year

Budget 2018: Centre earmarks Rs 10 bn for fixing Delhi-NCR's pollution woes

The budgetary allocation aims to subsidise the purchase of machinery by farmers in a bid to curb stubble burning

Budget 2018 goals to range from deficit reduction to lifting capex

BE expects the budget deficit to come in at 3.4% of GDP in fiscal 2018, down from 3.5% in the previous year

Budget 2018: This is why Maharashtra's drought woes are likely to continue

Even after 20 years, irrigation projects worth Rs 9 billion remain incomplete and now their cost is expected to be more than Rs 50 billion

Why states need to catch up with the Centre in budgetary transparency too

The fact is that the combined budget size of all the states and their deficit are now bigger than those of the Centre

Budget 2018 must address these key issues to boost investment in infra

While talk of land bank monetisation has been around for over a decade, little has been done by way of a fully structured policy and its consequent implementation

Budget 2018: Petrol prices hit highest level since Modi came to power

Diesel also touched record high of Rs 63.20 a litre, prompting oil ministry to seek cut in excise duty in the upcoming Union Budget

Budget 2018: Centre's FY19 capex may rise 16% to Rs 3.6 trn, pvt sector shy

For PSUs and Centre combined, capex target is very likely to cross Rs 4.2 trillion -- highest for any given year, surpassing previous high by a wide margin

Budget 2018: Do not expect to be hugely populist, say leading brokerages

Markets eyeing details on fiscal math, increased focus on infra, LTCG on equity investments

Budget 2018: Eyes on Arun Jaitley's announcements for rural sector

The Budget allocation for Ministry of Agriculture and allied activities has grown by 114% since 2010-11

Budget 2018: Managers want Arun Jaitley to align tax cycle to calendar year

Jurisdiction-free e-assessments, gradual reduction in personal tax rates in line with changes in corporation tax and enhanced tax breaks for education of kids are among other key demands