Page 2 - Budget 2017

Cement sector sees demand recovering with Budget push

The infrastructure vertical comprises 17% of total annual cement demand

Ajay Mathur: The Budget needed to be greener

FM has increased the allocations for the ministry of environment and forests by about 10%

Framework on electoral bonds after talks with RBI: Arun Jaitley

Govt to amend law to protect subscribers' identity, list of banks that can issue bonds out soon

Does Budget 2017 have what it takes to make India a less-cash economy?

The Modi govt is walking the talk and putting money where their mouth is, reports Tech in Asia

The defence budget reveals India's core weaknesses

The defence budget reveals India's core weaknesses

Budget: These tax changes discourage investments in multiple properties

Yet it encourages first-time home buyers to buy rather than live on rent.

Is Budget 2017's Rs 10,000-cr allocation to recapitalise PSU banks enough?

Experts say if steps to improve loan recovery succeed, then the allocation could suffice in the medium-term

Shankar Acharya: A good Budget in difficult times

Against a turbulent and uncertain background, Budget 2017-18 hewed a steady, forward-looking course

The time is ripe for RBI to front-load rate cuts

This, because of weak economic growth momentum, benign CPI and govt's commitment to fiscal prudence

Spending on women-related schemes up 18% in Budget 2017

The gender budget accounted for 5.2% of total government spending in Budget 2017-18

Shyam Saran: Budget disappoints on ecological sustainability

The Budget fails to reflect the urgency and scale of effort required

Subir Roy: Stepchild of Union Budget

If there is one sector which the Budget has virtually passed over, it is NPA-ridden public sector banks

CAs, merchant bankers face fine if assessees file wrong tax info

Rs 10,000 penalty for each such reports, according to a provision in Budget

Arun Jaitley maintains infrastructure spending tempo

Capital expenditure spending remains stagnant as per cent of GDP

Your Money: Senior citizens pension scheme offers good rate

Returns will be taxed and money is locked in for 10 years, so, invest only part of your portfolio

Unhealthy trend

The share of cess and surcharge in tax revenue has risen sharply

Ramakrishnan T S: A conservative estimation of tax revenue

That has been the signature item of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budgets

Model GST law to be finalised by this month end: CBEC Member

The law will pave the way for roll out of the Goods and Services Tax from July 1

After Budget incentives, Oberoi Realty & Lodha to enter affordable housing

After Budget incentives, realty majors plan new avenues

Without Trump & note ban, Budget 2017 would have been good: Pronab Sen

Budget 'pretending' as if it is a normal year ahead, adds former chief statistician