Page 125 - Budget 2022 News

Strengthening banks the next big reform: Arun Jaitley

Centre was confident of disinvestment proceeds comfortably overshooting the Budgeted Estimate, says Arun Jaitley

Good news for job seekers! 1st employment policy in Budget 2018 on cards

While's India's economy may be growing at a fast pace, the story on the jobs creation front is just the opposite

QUIZ: Do you know which are India's most backward districts?

Take this Business Standard quiz to know which are India's most backward districts according to the government's ranking of 115

Budget 2018: Govt stares at fiscal wall on rural spending path

The 2018-19 Budget might assume an average crude oil price of $65 a barrel

Parliamentary panel raps govt over inadequate fund allocation for defence

It said the capital allocation to the Army in the budget estimate was Rs 25,254 crore against a projection of Rs 42,500 crore

Populist Budgets don't win elections: Will Jaitley heed lessons of history?

Populist Budgets before a general election have worked only once, the first time, in 1970

Budget 2018: FY19 fiscal deficit target may be set higher than 3%

With the stated aim of 3.2% of GDP unlikely to be met, govt may decide to make this the target for the coming year

Over Rs 101 bn earmarked for India's internal security in 3 years: Govt

The salient features include special provisions for internal security, law and order, women security, availability of modern weapons, mobility of police forces and logistics support

Budget 2018: Education sector to get a boost by up to 14%

The increased budget is expected to benefit 250 million students in 1.5 million schools across the country

From CCTV cameras to more washrooms: Railways puts women's safety on track

Modi govt likely to announce 2018 as the year of women's safety in Railways in the upcoming Budget

FY18 GDP advance estimates today: A look at hits & misses of the past

Advance Estimates are used for computing Budget numbers such as fiscal deficit

Taming fiscal deficit at 3.2% of GDP is a tall order

Meeting the fiscal deficit target will become more difficult in the second half of the fiscal year

Modi's aim to contain fiscal deficit: Two options exist, both are painful

The government has opted for borrowing Rs 500 billion in excess of the Rs 5.80 trillion Budget Estimate

What a widening fiscal deficit could mean

After weeks of stress and tension over a widening deficit, you could actually see the government claiming on February 1 a significantly reduced slippage in its fiscal deficit

Govt may opt for wider fiscal deficit target of 3.2% in Budget 2018: DBS

A higher fiscal deficit target for the next fiscal will result in a higher borrowing by the government

Balancing act on fiscal deficit

The growth and buoyancy of direct tax revenue in the 2014-2017 period is lower than in any sub-period this millennium

Ficci urges govt to bring down corporate tax to 28% in Budget 2018

The government is slated to come out with the advanced estimates for the current fiscal on Friday

No harm in fiscal deficit slippage if capex gets major boost: Ficci head

In an interview with Business Standard, Rashesh Shah also said that tax incentives for capital expenditure were a key issue

Even minor fiscal slippage by Centre now invited criticism: Arun Jaitley

Jaitley takes on UPA for widening fiscal deficit

Budget session of Parliament to begin from Jan 29; Union Budget on Feb 1

The first phase of the session will be from January 29 to February 9