BUDGET 2017
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Corporate India's quick guide to Budget
Concessional tax rate of 10% will now apply retrospective from FY 2012-13. - 10:45 AM
Budget 2017: Minister Jaitley vs Mr Jaitley
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Universal Basic Income is a wonderful idea if implemented, but Indian politics need to reach a mature level to do that
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FM Jaitley interacts with industry leaders
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Dairy fund & easier flow of credit will help millions, accelerate farmer drive
Budget 2017 Top Stories

Do you think Arun Jaitley has given you tax relief? Think again
Game changer! Tax benefit of Rs 2.4 lakh to first-time home buyers
Budget sops lure premium realtors to affordable space
Gift to property buyers! First house on 20-year loan to cost Rs 2.4L less
View: Do these Budget 2017 numbers add up?
Budget: Why 25% hike in capital spend is actually only 11%
Here's how Budget boosts sentiment in housing
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Budget 2017 shifted indexation calculation base to 2001. Who gains?
Should you change your mutual fund strategy after Budget 2017?
Budget 2017: Take a look at some key numbers
With meagre Rs 10k cr allocation, PSU banks are in for tough time
Govt doubles highways target to 15,000 km in next fiscal
Niti Aayog counters Akhilesh Yadav with budget allocation data
ETF may include PSB shares, govt holding in pvt firms
Economic Survey
Common Man's Budget
Budget FAQs
What are Public Sector Enterprises
A large part of the Plan expenditure incurred by the Central Government is through public sector enterprises.
What are Fringe benefit tax (FBT) & STT?
Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) is the taxation of perquisites provided by the employer to his employees, in addition to the cash salary or wages paid, is fringe benefit tax.
What is Medium-term Fiscal Policy Statement?
The Medium-term Fiscal Policy Statement is presented to Parliament under Section 3(2) of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003.
What is Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement?
The Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement is presented to Parliament under Section 3(4) of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003.
What are Capital Receipts & Capital Payments?
The Capital Budget consists of capital receipts and capital payments. The capital receipts are loans raised by the Government from the general public.
BUDGET METER
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This is how the Union Budget ranks in popular perception
Ideas for FM
Budget & Market
$11.5 billion NRI investment coming into realty, there is money to be made- Why market rallied post Budget? Social media trends tell a story
- The big story for market is not RBI’s status quo on rate, it’s something else
- Budget has just changed the balance for your portfolio to chase crorepati dream
- India asks at least eight state-run firms to consider buybacks, sources say
Telecom
- Adani to use AI strategically, operationalise data centers soon: Executive
- STL Networks emerges as L1 bidder for RailTel’s ₹250 crore cloud infra & data center project
- Nokia bets on dApps, Nvidia GPUs for 5G open RAN competitiveness: Report
- Jio strengthens wireless lead in Aug; Vodafone Idea, BSNL add highest subscribers in 1 year: Analysts
Mutual Funds
- HDFC Mid Cap and Quant Small Cap among 16 equity mutual funds deliver over 20% XIRR on SIP investments in 7 years
- Saurabh Mukherjea-led Marcellus Investment Managers gets Sebi nod to launch mutual fund business
- PGIM India Mutual Fund announces reopening of subscription in its Global Select Real Estate Securities FoF
- Planning to invest in smallcap mutual funds via SIP? Check 3 top performers and 3 laggards
Economy
- Traders call off 'No UPI Day' protest plan after meet with FM Sitharaman
- Commerce minister Piyush Goyal woos American companies to co-invest in advanced manufacturing
- Export schemes extended amid West Asia crisis
- Output, wages, GVA... manufacturing sector is on a roll: GVA grows 9.6% to Rs 26.9 lakh crore; sector adds 1.4 mn workers
Small Biz
- Government working with ADB to create grading, rating framework for warehouses and cold chains: DPIIT Joint Secretary
- Foodgrain target for 2026-27 cut to 374 MT amid El Nino concerns
- India needs its own criticality assessment framework for critical minerals
- Sri Priyanka Geo Commex Limited begins commercial production at new Mineral beneficiation unit in Morocco