Budget for grownups: This year was about clear strategy, not endless tinkeringWe finally did not have a budget that made the FM resemble a combination of Santa Claus and a strict headmaster, depending on whether you g...
05 Feb, 2017, 10.05 AM IST
12 words that show how economy walked the Budget talkFrom RK Shanmukham Chetty to Arun Jaitley, here are 12 words that show the continuous change in Indian economy.
02 Feb, 2017, 02.37 PM IST
Government to reduce time for revising income tax return to 12 monthsCentre plans to have a simple one-page form to be filed as ITR for the category of individuals having taxable income up to Rs 5 lakh other ...
01 Feb, 2017, 05.26 PM IST
Oilseed processors disappointed with Union Budget 2017"This will discourage farmers to continue to grow oilseeds and may switch over to other crops and our dependence on imports of Vegetable oi...
01 Feb, 2017, 04.27 PM IST
Union Budget 2017-18 makes real estate more affordableThe land holder in any real estate project has to pay tax on the gains only once the project is complete.
01 Feb, 2017, 03.03 PM IST
Ten themes of Union Budget 2017Arun Jaitley listed 10 themes for Budget 2017 to convey the overall thrust of his proposals. Most of these suggest a cautious approach to e...
01 Feb, 2017, 01.56 PM IST
There is a Railway Budget. Here are the seven measures announced by Arun JaitleyIt may have been subsumed in the General Budget, but FM Arun Jaitley ensured Railways go its share in the Union Budget with a slew of measu...
01 Feb, 2017, 12.23 PM IST
Rupee opens at 1-month high ahead of Union Budget 2017FIIs bought shares worth Rs 735.32 crore on Tuesday with gross purchases and gross sales of Rs 3,336.30 and Rs 2,600.98, respectively.
01 Feb, 2017, 09.40 AM IST
Union Budget 2017: Arun Jaitley should keep calm and carry onJaitley’s budget is expected to include extra spending to revive growth, breaking an earlier promise to shrink public borrowing to 3 percen...
30 Jan, 2017, 08.44 PM IST
Union Budget 2017: Six key expectations of startup sectorThe Budget, which will be presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on February 1, has sent startups into a tizzy, with industry stakehold...
30 Jan, 2017, 12.47 PM IST
Union Budget 2017: Nine important features to look out forThere are expectations that finance minister Arun Jaitley will announce tax rebates and incentives to encourage transactions through cards ...
27 Jan, 2017, 12.19 PM IST
Mr Jaitley, these are five key expectations from Budget 2017It is expected that Jaitley on February 1, 2017 may announce some upward revision in the income tax slabs to benefit the common tax payers ...
23 Jan, 2017, 07.19 PM IST
- What is Contingency Fund?
Contingency Fund is created as an imprest account to meet some urgent or unforeseen expenditure of the government.
23 Jan, 2017, 01.03 PM IST
- What is a Revenue Budget?
Revenue expenditure is expenditure for the normal running of government departments and various services, interest charges on debt incurred...
10 Jan, 2017, 03.43 PM IST
- What is Consolidated Fund?
All expenditure of the government is incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India and no amount can be drawn from it without due authorisat...
10 Jan, 2017, 03.41 PM IST
Budget 2017 may provide tax gain for common people to soothe note ban painPeople who pay income tax are likely to be the big gainers, having faced hardship due to demonetisation while also likely getting lower sal...
27 Dec, 2016, 10.22 AM IST
Railway officials to meet Finance Secretary on BudgetRolling out a major reform agenda, the Modi government has done away with the practice of presenting separate Rail Budget in Parliament and...
08 Nov, 2016, 08.26 PM IST