Bhusnurmath says that it is because of the bureaucratic lethargy the government have achieved less than one-third of the last year's target.

Congress today attacked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's "maturity" remarks on Rahul Gandhi and said that its vice president does not need a...

The proposal, however, did not get enthusiastic response with companies saying there is no tax liability on them as they had not done anyth...

The general budget could also stagger or even pare allowances to government employees as per the Seventh Pay Commission award as these can ...

Attacking the Congress for stalling the bill, FM Jaitley claimed that as it stands today the numbers are in favour of the GST bill.

"I am glad to see at the same time that Budget 2015 is not just a fat cat corporates; there are huge takeaways for every section of society...

"They are talking about a number of projects. They spoke about five UMPPs, ports, airports, 20,000 km of roads, etc. All of them can be big...

"I must say that I am duly impressed by the tax proposals. The pre-announcement of the reduction in corporate tax over four years is an exc...

"Overall, it is a very well-designed budget, especially considering where the country is right now and where it needs to get to."

"People will not be surprised on the downside. But they will not be surprised on the upside either. All in all, we should expect a steady b...

"FM Jaitley has enough fiscal space to do what he wants to do. But I would urge him strongly to stick to the fiscal consolidation path."

"There have been issues related to India’s fiscal deficit. FM Jaitley has accepted that challenge head on."

"Involving the private sector closely is a step in the right direction. They compete in international markets, and they compete well," says...

"It is difficult to tell if the Nifty will touch 9000 before budget. The markets will probably wait for what FM Jaitley is going to announc...

"It seems high, but we should have a good sigh of relief. FM Jaitley should be happy with that because in June 2014 we were at around $115 ...

"In case you are looking at a number of more than 8%, it means that your inflation numbers would be substantially lower."

"So far, the markets have gone up more on sentiment and less on reality. So, I would expect some sort of cooling-off to happen after the bu...