Page 11 - Budget 2018

Budget 2018: Bharat-India gap bridged, says Vedanta's Anil Agarwal

The introduction of 10% tax on long-term capital gains on the equity market is understandable, says the author

Budget 2018: The how, what, when, where and why of Arun Jaitley's LTCG tax

FM Arun Jaitley has re-introduce long-term capital gains tax on sale of listed equity shares exceeding Rs 100,000 at 10%, without allowing any indexation benefit

Budget 2018: From Obamacare to ModiCare

For the first time in the history of Budget-making in India, a single Budget will touch 650 million Indians

Budget 2018: Understanding the changes in the tax rules by Arun Jaitley

An analysis by Grant Thornton

From Arvind Kejriwal to Nitish Kumar, here are CM's views on Budget 2018

This budget is vision-less, growth-less, not people-oriented, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Budget 2018: Aadhaar-like unique ID for firms soon

At present, 1.19 billion people have been issued Aadhaar, which constitutes roughly 99 per cent of the population

Budget 2018: Corporate tax cut for MSMEs to create jobs

Experts say partnership firms and LLPs stand to lose

Budget 2018: FM Arun Jaitley proposes pay hike for President and MPs

The increase in salaries and allowances of MPs would come into effect from April 1, 2018, Jaitley said

Budget 2018: Big Push to farm, health care and rural sectors, says BS jury

A look at how BS Jury reacted to the Budget 2018 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

Union Budget 2018 shows Modi govt could be preparing for early elections

On a day it is on course to lose Ajmer and Alwar, Modi govt learns lessons from Gujarat verdict to reach out to farmers, rural poor, youth

Five key things in Budget that may impact your pocket

Budget 2018: Imprints of a govt unsure of second term with clear majority

Arun Jaitley's fifth Budget has the fingerprints of a worried, impatient government not as sure of a second term with a clear majority; thankfully, it is not irresponsible

Budget 2018: Arun Jaitley deviates from fiscal consolidation road map

At 3.3 per cent of GDP, FY19 target up from 3 per cent earlier

Budget 2018: Jaitley seeks attention to fight disillusionment with promises

Mr Jaitley is particularly uncomfortable when he speaks Hindi, which he chose to do, or was asked to do, in this speech often

Budget: Fiscal slippage a concern; health expenditure to up by less than 6%

Counter-cyclical policy requires fiscal contraction when growth is on the rise, especially if there are risks of a spike in inflation

Budget 2018: Many big announcements by Jaitley, but where is the money?

The projected deficit for FY2019 is 3.3%. What underlies this is a tax revenue growth of 16.6% and expenditure growth of 10.1%

Opportunity lost; Budget 2018 falls short of expectations: Omkar Goswami

Was expecting some tough post-demonetisation actions to be announced against personal income tax evaders, says author

Budget 2018: From farm exports to organic farming, all you need to know

From upgrading agriculture markets to blockchain, BS brings you all the nuts and bolts of Budget 2018-19

Budget 2018: Capital gains tax plays spoiler, says Ajay Srinivasan

The decision of keeping the minimum support price at one-and-a-half times of production cost could end up impacting inflation

Budget 2018: Hoping for a gap between the populist rhetoric and reality

Population-scale welfare programmes are extremely dangerous in the magnitude of expenditures involved