Page 29 - Budget 2017

FinMin pushes ministries to raise cash via bonds

The yields on the 10-year bond is now around 6.50 per cent

Veil of secrecy on reports to FinMin

Infrastructure companies' representatives want fourth report of Lohia panel be made public

Solar subsidies likely to end, sops for manufacturing on anvil

Government is moving fast to give direct subsidies to solar panel manufacturing

Plea to defer Budget dismissed

The court said there were divisions of subjects, Union, state and concurrent in the Constitution

Budget 2017: EC bars govt from announcing schemes for poll-bound states

Polls in UP, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Punjab and Goa will be held between February 4 and March 8

Off the rails

Govt can't give railway safety a short shrift

Oil & gas: Budget 2017-18 wish list

FDI inflows into the sector totalled $6.7 billion in FY16

Statsguru: Taking stock of railways

In his last Budget, Suresh Prabhu, set an ambitious target for capital expenditure

Budget may levy new cess to provide social security to coolies

It will cover around 20,000 railway coolies under social security schemes run by the EPFO

Incentives for domestic production will boost oil and gas sector: Mahurkar

Deepak Mahurkar, partner & leader PwC, underlines Budget expectations during an online chat

Sector-wise key expectations from Budget 2017

Increase in individual income tax slab limits and reduction in corporate tax rate is expected to be the highlight of the Budget

SC sticks to Feb 1, says no delaying Budget till after polls

Rejects plea which claimed people would face problems due to elections in five states

FAIFA asks government to avoid onslaught of heavy taxation on tobacco

Indian tobacco exports are also sluggish and this has resulted in 22% decline in returns to farmers

Budget 2017 to make sweeping recast of direct taxes, says SBI Research

To give boost to the economy following demonetisation

Measures to support growth likely in Budget 2017, says Goldman Sachs

According to global financial service major, it expects govt's capital spending to increase by 26%

Budget 2017 wishlist: Expectations from the real estate sector

Real estate is largest employer after agriculture and is slated to grow at 30% over next decade

SC to hear plea to postpone Union Budget

Manohar Lal Sharma in his plea stated that the people would face a lot of problems due to the upcoming assembly elections

Budget may skip big-bang route

Focus on increasing outlay for existing schemes

Double Income Tax exemption limit, continue with corporate deductions: EY

About 36% of the respondents felt that peak personal tax rate would be cut to 25%

Debashis Basu: What happened to FM's single demat?

Consumers will thank the Modi govt for this simple yet revolutionary move, which is long overdue