Page 11 - Budget 2017

12% increase in social sector schemes

Health and housing get one of the highest jump

Ashok Lahiri: FM keeps the excitement alive

The main positive message is that this govt is going to stick to its commitment on fiscal prudence

Anil Agarwal: A step towards inclusive growth

The group chairman of Vedanta Resources said he welcomes the decision to reform electoral funding

Little in Budget for stress loan-laden banks

Bad bank proposal very much on government agenda: Jaitley

My Budget: Sorabh Pant

A short interview with the stand-up comedian to gauge how Budget will impact people

Saurabh Mukherjea: Positive for financial assets, not for banks

The Indian economy is currently undergoing an extraordinary amount of flux

Kunal Bose: FM pushes for agriculture sector growth

He said government would have suffered more demonetisation blushes had farm sector not bounced back

Cash transaction limit to hit rural jewellery business

Govt also ignored the industry's proposal to cut import duty on gold from the abnormally high level of 10%

FM: Integrate spot, derivative markets

Expert committee will be set up, more funds for mandis joining national electronic platform

Government increases sports budget by 40% for FY18

FM Jaitley allocated a total of Rs 1,943 crore in contrast to Rs 1,592 crore earmarked last year

Shekhar Gupta:Caught in a political trap

The trajectory of political economy post-2014 is evident in the three Budgets by this government

Consumption boost for corporate India

Budget provides mild stimulus at bottom of the pyramid but not enough for turnaround in capex cycle

G P Hinduja: Investments to spur job creation

The co-chairman of Hinduja Group said GST will help govt in revenue generation, growth

Rahul Khullar: No big bang reforms

The failure of the 700MHz auction last year was a blessing

My Budget: Prakash Belawadi

A short interview with Prakash Belawadi to gauge how Budget will impact people

3 reasons why the Sensex rallied 486 points on Budget 2017 day

Broader markets, too, rallied in tandem. The BSE Mid-cap and BSE Small-cap indices closed 1.7% higher each

Universal Basic Income not feasible in near run, says Madan Sabnavis

There are essentially five sources of taxes for the union government which matters

Govt to abolish Foreign Investment Promotion Board: Finance Minister

FIPB had the final say in approving FDI proposals in the country for long

The revised tax slab will help widen the tax base: Ravi Jain

Chat with with Ravi Jain, Executive Director, Personal Tax, PwC on Budget impact on personal tax

FM's fiscal prudence to be positive for stock markets: Suresh Sadagopan

Chat with Suresh Sadagopan, Founder & Principal Financial Planner, Ladder7 Financial Advisories