Budget size swells 12% yet fiscal deficit below mandated 3% of GSDP
Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also announced waiver of hotel fees for students and some social security schemes to cover the young widows
The CSO has also released the Second Revised Estimates of National Income, Consumption Expenditure, Saving and Capital Formation for 2016-17
The plans for rural development may require an additional allocation of funds in a full Budget announcement that this government would likely make in July if it is re-elected
Kovind further said that prior to the 2014 general election, the country was passing through a phase of uncertainty
Gender budgeting, an approach encouraged internationally since 2001, allows governments to take a fiscal path to address persistent gender inequalities that compromise health and development of nation
Now the MSMED Act, 2006 mandates that payments must be paid to MSEs within 45 days
On Friday, LG India Managing Director (MD) Kim Ki-Wan said the duty hikes were ill-timed and would hit the Rs 700 billion domestic electronics market
The slippage in the fiscal deficit target for FY18 was not due to poor Budget formulation or design but a consequence of factors that were beyond the control of the Ministry of Finance
Major change proposed by Finance Bill is introduction of the concept of taxing income in India based on 'significant economic presence'
The move is aimed at deepening the corporate bond market and encourage companies to tap this route for funds
India's urban housing crisis will only aggravate further if the government fails to listen to the needs of this large cross-section of urban populations
Said fiscal situation would be comfortable next financial year and there were no concerns about slippages from deficit targets
Achieving fiscal balance should be govt's long-term plan, but the glide path should be a function of the state of the economy, with flexibility to overshoot during tough times
Sebi chief adds that LTCG tax to have minimal impact on Indian markets; global factors pose greater risk
FM Jaitley said there was now an increased reliance on the bond market as far as credit was concerned
Patel said RBI and Sebi need to be cognisant of stock market movements
Rs 3.65 billion has been set aside for video surveillance systems at 1,589 stations in the Northern region
The scheme was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during his Budget 2018 speech and has come under fire from the Opposition, with Congress leader P Chidambaram calling it a 'jumla'
Discussions around the health insurance scheme were the major talking point at the Round Table, considering the scale and ambition of the project