The government has indicated that it will limit populist measures in this Budget.

The local currency opened at 64.06 as against the previous close of 64.08.

The government, in its very early days, had vowed to transform the industry by proposing several measures to reform and revive the sector.

This subsidy contribution is by way of discount on crude oil they sold to the downstream firms and it was capped at USD 56 per barrel in 20...

Keen to accelerate economic growth, the government has said that it would achieving the 3 per cent fiscal deficit target by 2017-18 as agai...

It can be noted that a majority of the major international rating agencies have warned the country about the high fiscal deficit in the pas...

For the investors, the budget gives clarity of long-term vision and stability of fiscal policies in a potentially high-growth environment.

According to Rekhy, the focus is on Ease of Doing Business in India and increased infrastructure spend.

Budget 2015 comes in the backdrop of strong domestic macroeconomic fundamentals and soaring expectations, said Vanvari.

Veteran banker Uday Kotak today said he expects the RBI to bring down repo rate to 7-7.25 per cent by December.

"The plan has to be clear that this is what we are going to be doing over the next three to four years, this is the direction we would be t...

Fiscal consolidation is expected to be the central focus and this stance is also crucial to avert a sovereign ratings downgrade.

The important aspect in this particular budget was the government’s ability to control the fiscal management and that is where they have sc...

Motilal Oswal, CMD, Motilal Oswal FInancial Services, in a chat with ET Now talks about the Budget.

Dinesh Thakkar, CMD, Angel Broking, in a chat with ET Now talks about the Budget.

Dinesh Thakkar, CMD, Angel Broking, in a chat with ET Now talks about the Budget.

Read what the broking houses expect from Union Budget 2009-2010.