Defence Budget: Nothing to hasten modernisation of armed forcesIt is difficult to say how much will be left for the new schemes but it cannot be anything substantial. It does not mean the end of the roa...
03 Feb, 2018, 12.06 AM IST
IITs & NITs give the thumbs up to RISE modelThe RISE model announced by FM Jaitley in his budget speech will help these institutes in creating research infrastructure by seeking funds...
03 Feb, 2018, 12.01 AM IST
Faultlines show up as brokerages split hairs on BudgetHSBC says that fiscal deficit target of 3.3% for FY19 is modestly higher than expected
02 Feb, 2018, 04.14 PM IST
Infrastructure mutual funds to gain from higher budgetary allocationInfrastructure sector gets a budgetary allocation of Rs 5.97 lakh crore in 2018-19, an increase of 21 per cent as against revised estimate ...
02 Feb, 2018, 11.42 AM IST
Government may come up with more ETFs, including debt ETFs, soonMutual fund investors can expect more Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) along the lines of Bharat 22 ETF, in the coming year.
02 Feb, 2018, 11.39 AM IST
Fiscal discipline has taken a backseat in budget: US economist"Fiscal discipline has taken a backseat in this budget, which contains many tinges of populism, as was to be expected in the run-up to a na...
02 Feb, 2018, 08.27 AM IST
Budget 2018 announcements: Get experts' takeFocus on ground infrastructure and emphasizing education seems to be in right direction.
01 Feb, 2018, 07.40 PM IST
Budget a blend of fiscal prudence and economic needs: FM Arun JaitleyArun Jaitley said since the revenue collection from Goods and Services Tax (GST) comes with a lag of one month, hence the government has to...
01 Feb, 2018, 07.28 PM IST
Union Budget: Government to spend Rs 14.34 lakh crore in rural areasBesides generating employment, this investment will lead to construction of 3.17 lakh km of roads, 51 lakh new houses, 1.88 crore toilets, ...
01 Feb, 2018, 04.48 PM IST
Budget 2018: Expect rural economy push to create consumption and investment: Pawan Goenka"There is nothing specific that I could see which would have direct impact on incentivising investment"
01 Feb, 2018, 03.10 PM IST
Jaitley talked of 99 Smart Cities in Budget today, what it really meansThe conceptualisation of Smart City, therefore, varies from city to city and country to country.
01 Feb, 2018, 01.42 PM IST
Foreign capital flooding India; Will Budget take Dalal Street to newer highs?Foreign portfolio investors kickstarted the New Year with an inflow of Rs 22,272 crore.
01 Feb, 2018, 11.41 AM IST
Jaitley’s poetic turns in four Budgets. What will his fifth Budget speech highlight?Arun Jaitley refrained from using his poetic chops in his first full-fledged Budget speech after the massive electoral win of 2014 mandate ...
01 Feb, 2018, 09.33 AM IST
Budget 2018: Can Jaitley walk the path of fiscal prudence?Can Jaitley walk the path of fiscal prudence and accommodate political compulsions ahead of next year’s elections?
29 Jan, 2018, 07.49 AM IST
View: How financial journalists bond with the BudgetThe kerfuffle in newsrooms doesn't begin on budget day. It starts around the time halwa is stirred in the finance ministry to mark the prin...
27 Jan, 2018, 11.57 PM IST
Where can I find a cheat sheet for Budget?Right in the Budget documents. The whole Budget is uploaded on indiabudget.nic.in by the government after the finance minister's speech in ...
17 Jan, 2018, 04.40 PM IST
If I were FM! Lower corporate tax; offer tax sops on bank FDUse Budget speech as a strong platform to dispel any fears over safety of deposits under FRDI.
16 Jan, 2018, 03.38 PM IST