I think the government is likely to achieve the set target for FY19 if it maintains a tight ship, says Jaipuria
The Indian bond market has also responded bearishly with a spike in sovereign yields. The yield of the benchmark 10-year bond has risen to a 22-month high
In the 2018-19 Budget, India has taken a global lead to tax digital entities with large user base or business in a country by proposing to suitably amend the Income Tax Act
The uptick in the CPI inflation was primarily led by food, housing and fuels
Industry representatives will meet finance ministry officials on Monday in a bid to arrest the closure of small and medium enterprises
This contains tangible targets it aims to meet
The finance minister said India's agricultural export potential was as high as $100 billion, against the current $30 bn
The Budget 2018 had more questions than answers
The government could have heightened the spirit of imaandari ka utsav by introducing direct tax reforms for salaried taxpayers
Weakening public sector capacity and lower PSU dividends are a cause for concern
Govt imposed a 10% tax on long-term capital gains - mainly on equity funds and share purchases made after February 1, 2018
Collectively, over 400 equity mutual funds with growth option manage assets worth Rs 1.5 trillion
There could be a sudden issuance of massive amounts of corporate paper in a rising yield scenario
In his Budget 2018 speech, FM Arun Jaitley said India is firmly on course to achieving over 8% growth and becoming the world's fifth-largest economy
Meanwhile, mutual fund experts are of the opinion that the taxation move on equity gains as well as on dividends from mutual funds could pose a small hurdle
However, the pace of FPI flows may slow down in the short term due to the new tax introduced on equity investments
The recently released Economic Survey had called the national capital one of the unhealthiest cities in the world in terms of air pollution
Local players claim that if no corrective action is taken then 25 per cent of units may close in the next two years
There is a 14 per cent increase in the allocation at Rs 23 billion for 2018-19
The allocation includes about Rs 89.63 billion for various space-related projects of the department, and also the targets to be achieved in the next fiscal year