Page 31 - Budget 2017

Centre may announce a higher stake sale target in FY18

Seeks to max revenues to fund populist steps, Suuti stakes in Axis Bank, L&T, ITC to be sold in FY18

Railways' 'Mission 41K' to save energy worth Rs 41,000 cr

The ministry plans to achieve this target by doubling the current pace of electrification

Will less cash raise the tax-GDP ratio?

Tax base could get a boost from reduced cash intensity, focused tax administration strategy and GST

Arun Jaitley will retain fiscal gap at 3.5% in the budget: BofA-ML

Centre was committed to reduce the fiscal deficit to 3% in 2017- 18

Nirmala Sitharaman signals start-ups may get tax benefits in budget

She said that all the suggestions of the entrepreneurs have been compiled by the ministry

Budget 2017: Why these five tax rules spook corporate India

What the Budget could hold in store when it comes to tax rules like GAAR, MAT, PoEM, BEPS and ICDS

Supreme Court to hear seeking postponement of Union Budget on January 20

The bench headed by Chief Justice Khehar said they would hear the matter in due course of time

Why the budget should be postponed? Show provisions, says SC

The bench observed that there has been no prima facie violation of any legal provision

Assocham calls for a Budget that revives economy post note-ban

Narendra Modi on November 8 announced demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 bank notes

Budget 2017: Some balm in store for nation after the demonetisation pain?

Taxpayers will be eager for some sops to relieve the strain caused by note ban

Digital payment to go easy on taxpayer's wallet

Digital transactions done post Nov 8 can winner will get Rs 5 lakh to Rs 1 cr award through contest

Fiscal calculations may not upset the budget plans

Govt has opportunity to borrow substantially more from market without crowding private investment

Banks look forward for incentives to promote digital payments

There are about 40 crore smartphones while e-wallets have risen to 23 crore in less than 1.5 years

Sops for railways unlikely as Jaitley says customers must pay for services

They have decided that by 2019 all its accounting will move to accrual system

Railways' budgetary support may be up 12%

From the next financial year, the railways will not have to pay any dividend, which will save the carrier approximately Rs 10,000 cr

Arun Jaitley backs outsourcing of non-core functions of railways

The government had in September scrapped the 92-year old practice of presenting a separate railway budget

PM Modi to meet economists tomorrow, cash crunch, demonetisation may figure

The meeting is coordinated by NITI Aayog

Farm allocation set to go up

Allocation for drip irrigation could be doubled to at least Rs 3,000 crore from existing Rs 1,500 cr

Budget to assume crude oil price of $55-$60 bbl for FY18

Opec announced it will reduce production by 1.2 mn barrels to 32.5 mn barrels a day from Jan 2017

Exporters have high hopes from Budget 2017

EEPC Chairman TS Bhasin said demonetisation, digitisation of economy will be beneficial in long run