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Union Budget 2019: Modi govt accounts for 'excess reserves' from RBI

Government is expecting around Rs 20,000 crore as additional transfers from the RBI

FM surprises with cutback in fisc target; nominal GDP expected to grow 12%

Nominal GDP expected to grow 12% YoY

Budget 2019: A comparison with tax rates in advanced economies unjustified

The NPS exemption has been increased to 60% as promised earlier

Budget 2019: Sitharaman extends capital gains benefits for entrepreneurs

The government had introduced Section 54GB in FY13

Union Budget 2019: Tax hike on rich will also hurt global companies

Tax experts said that in FY17 around 80,000 people had reported incomes of over Rs 1 crore

Budget 2019: Govt allots Rs 4.3 trn for defence, down to nearly 2% of GDP

Defence spending is falling in percentage terms even though all military purchases are now subject to GST

Budget: Odisha CM vexed at cut in outlay for MGNREGA, national highways

Says cutback in funds will adversely affect inter-state connectivity, hails enhanced allocation for rail projects

Union Budget 2019 says 17 iconic places to be developed for tourists

The fiance minister also said the RBI will get regulation authority of housing finance sector

Budget proposes simplified KYC norms for hassle-free foreign investments

She said a number of steps would be taken in consultation with the RBI and Sebi to deepen the corporate bond market

Budget 2019 promises new pension scheme, highway revamp & more

She also noted that the government has allocated Rs 350 crore towards interest subvention for MSMEs for 2019-20

National gas grid, power reforms will be unveiled soon: FM in Budget speech

The finance minister also said the government will create a payment platform for MSMEs for payment of bills

Economic Survey 2019 outlines vision to achieve $5-trn economy: PM Modi

The Eco Survey analyses the trends in agricultural and industrial production, infrastructure, employment, money supply, prices, imports, exports, foreign exchange reserves ahead of Union Budget 2019

Budget 2019 should not affect value of rupee: Government to emissaries

Government emissaries had met a spectrum of foreign investors in the past couple of months to figure out ways to draw in more capital into the economy

Budget 2019: Weak growth may prompt govt to borrow more, say economists

Around 60% of economists, 21 of 37, who answered an additional question about the focus of the budget said it would be more on fiscal expansion than prudence

Hike in I-T exemption level, tax on income over Rs 10 cr in Budget: Survey

The pre-Budget survey 2019-20 conducted by KPMG (India) included responses from 226 respondents spanning across industries

PSU bank recap, growth revival, fiscal prudence: Expectations from Budget

The government, experts say, is likely to continue with the off-budget route for carrying out infra-related spending

The fifth Budget

The fifth Budget will be fundamentally different from previous ones and will be quite unique

Arun Jaitley's next Budget may not just be a pre-election exercise

Instead it may well have a lot for economists and analysts to mull over.

Get ready for early Budget: The next may be presented in January 2018

Govt mulls gradual switchover to the January-December financial year

President appreciates Arun Jaitley for finishing Budget process by March 31

He highlighted that after many years no Vote on Account was taken this particular year