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Budget 2018: PM Modi likely to meet economists on Jan 10

Union Budget 2018-19, which will be the final budget for PM Modi-led NDA regime before the 2019 general elections, will be presented on Feb 1

Tailwinds, hopes from Budget 2018 spark a fertiliser rally

Roll-out of direct benefit transfer and higher farm realisations should boost demand

Budget 2018: 9 suggestions for Arun Jaitley to step up public expenditure

Stepped up public expenditure need to be accompanied by a set of focused policies. Here are nine suggestions

North Block versus Mint Road

After demonetisation and interest rate stance, surplus profit transfer has become another bone of contention

Wide gap between higher and lower ranked districts

The best performers among backward districts have development indicators better than the national average

Revenue concerns may push back further GST cuts

The January meeting will not discuss rate reduction and the focus will be on stabilising revenue collection

Centre releases Rs 167 cr to nine states for border development

The states which will benefit include Rajasthan and Punjab, both having an international border with Pakistan, and West Bengal and Assam, which share a boundary with Bangladesh

Budget 2018: Decongesting big cities on Nitin Gadkari's priority list

Seeks Rs 25,000 cr as additional budgetary support for 2018-19

Govt to raise Rs 50,000 cr via G-secs; fiscal deficit target to be breached

The central government is learnt to be planning to borrow an additional amount of Rs 50,000 cr from the bond market, over and above the budget estimate of Rs 5.80 lakh crore for fiscal year 2017-18

Do not leave it to states

Farm price deficiency payments are better than raising MSPs

Extra borrowing to put pressure on yields

Nevertheless, yields will rise in reaction to the announcement

Govt to borrow Rs 50,000 cr more this financial year

Move may impact fiscal deficit target of 3.2% of GDP

Fiscal deficit worries give Sensex, Nifty a scare

The government has decided to make an additional borrowing of Rs 50,000 crore this fiscal through dated securities

Direct tax collection at 67% of budget estimate as of December 18

The government had last financial year exceeded the direct tax collection target set in the Budget

Arun Jaitley won't be populist in Budget: Observers

The extra borrowing implies Jaitley will have extra spending space in the Union Budget for FY19, the last full one before the 2019 general election

Govt may exceed Rs 10 lakh cr farm credit target once again

A 2014 study says that share of loans smaller than Rs 200,000 has fallen sharply over the years

Union Budget of India: What it is and why it is so important

Business Standard explains the importance of Union Budget of India and the whole process of its making and passing in Parliament

Arun Jaitley meets consultative panel members to discuss budget

This was the 3rd meeting of the committee

Framework to regulate cryptocurrency soon

Govt likely to announce rules and regulations in the upcoming Budget

Budget 2018: States may get more farm pricing freedom

Rural budget set to increase; likely to enhance market linkages for agri commodities