n a Facebook post a day after the Budget presentation, Jaitley said a fundamental question has always been asked as to what would one choose between good economics and clever politics.
President of US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) Mukesh Aghi said the budget is inclusive and policy decisions are encouraging for American companies.
FM rationalises revenue estimates, squeezes capex ; focuses on repairing financial sector and ease of paying taxes
The food and beverage industry is responsible for a lot of jobs in the country today, said Mehrotra
The Budget makes several futuristic announcements to stir foreign investment
The stock market ended the Budget day trading session a per cent lower
I don't think the Budget focused enough on farmers' distress and education, said Sait
Private investments are being pushed thanks to the Rs 50-trillion investment required between 2018 and 2030, which the government would find difficult to generate by itself
'Our start-ups have brought about a big social transformation', said FM Sitharaman
Will Modi 2.0 prove to be an exception after having achieved such a decisive mandate?
EY looks at the triggers for some important stock movements after the budget
A big thrust has been given to the ease of living for the middle and lower-middle classes, said Goyal
Chidambaram said last year the government lost revenue of Rs 1.6 trillion
'Budget is completely visionless', said Mamata Banerjee
The adoption of electric vehicles is poor in India because of a lack of consumer choice
PM Modi stressed the Budget was devoted to empowering the downtrodden
Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech, as the Opposition pointed out, did not directly refer either to the agrarian distress or jobs crisis
FY19 provisional estimates for revenue are now available
'We produce the globally best in our institutions but lose too many of them to other countries', said the author
PM Narendra Modi hailed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden Budget as a 10-year vision. Here are the key takeaways of Budget 2019