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Budget 2020: FinMin seeks industry inputs on direct, indirect tax changes

'Views may be supplemented and justified by relevant statistical information about the production, prices, revenue implication of the changes suggested'

Budget numbers indeed look challenging to achieve: DSP MF's Saurabh Bhatia

Whilst the noise on feasibility of budget numbers and risks on sovereign borrowing would persist in the near term, the budget outcome has certainly eased the job for RBI MPC to ease rates further

Budget 2019: Fiscally responsible with a reforms thrust, but protectionist

The finance minister's revenue efforts represent a mix of progressive taxation, dipping into the petroleum sector for collecting more taxes and growing protectionism

A new-old approach

Survey skilfully marshals fresh arguments for timeless policy

Letter to BS: Deepening of corporate bonds will stabilise market

What could be troubling the market is the unknown quantum of public spending via borrowings, which are but sovereign liabilities, beyond the Rs 7 trillion fiscal gap

State Budgets for 2018-19 show a healthy recovery on fiscal deficit front

Just seven years ago, in 2011-12, the Union Budget size was bigger than the state Budgets