Page 12 - Budget 2017

Expect a surprise move on capital gains tax by April, says G Chokkalingam

Worst part of Budget 2017 is that there is no innovation

A K Bhattacharya: The puzzle is in the revenue numbers

FM seems to have met note ban concerns; but his over-reliance on personal income tax is an enigma

Jaitley gets market thumbs-up; Sensex sees best Budget Day gain in 12 years

Decision to not impose a long-term capital gains tax or raise STT cheered

S Naren: Pushing people towards financial savings

Govt has kept the path of fiscal consolidation in mind with the target of 3% for FY19

Tax-happy market shows relief as Budget 2017 gives no negatives

Status quo on LTCG, most FPIs exempted from indirect transfer tax, flat rate on off-market deals

PM: Dreams of all sections fulfilled

Narendra Modi termed the Budget as futuristic

Sumit Dutt Majumdar: Posers on GST left unanswered

Customs duty was either reduced or removed for some components and raw materials

My Budget: Kanu Behl

A short interview with the film writer and director to gauge how Budget will impact people

My Budget: Bose Krishnamachari

A short interview with Krishnamachari to gauge how the Budget will impact people

Claude Smadja: A positive budget to be welcomed

FIIs registered a 33% increase last year and net FDI inflows increased from 1.7% of GDP

Shankar Raman: Budget is high on intent but implementation holds key

He said real estate sector which saw sluggish environment post demonetisation received needed relief

Budget will steer nation in right fiscal direction: Chandrababu Naidu

Andhra Pradesh CM gives his reaction to the budget presented in Parliament by Arun Jaitley

Sachin Bhanushali: No mention of a rail regulator in the Budget

A rail regulator promised in the last three Rail Budgets should have been appointed

R Sivadasan: Need for change in railways' business model

Railways' Investment Outlay for 2017-18 is set as Rs 1,31,000 crore, Rs 55,000 crore comes as GBS

Budget 2017: RIP - Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme

The scheme was launched by the UPA govt to incentivise first-time investors to invest in equities

Rs 78,000 crore budget for MHA; Rs 1,577 crore for IB

Budgetary allocation for 2017-18 is 6.37% more than Rs 73,328 cr given to the ministry for 2016-17

Likely corporate winners and losers from Budget 2017

The following sectors look set to benefit or be hurt by the budget proposals

Telangana Inc hails Budget, says it will spur demand

Regional players, however, felt that certain implementation aspects were not readily available

Trade, industry term Budget 2017 as growth oriented

The associations representing commerce and industry welcomed Trade Infrastructure Export Scheme

National testing agency, more autonomy to place institutes at par globally

The move would standardise testing process throughout the country and help students prepare well