Page 12 - Budget 2018

Budget 2018: Prudence meets pragmatism, says SBI's Soumya Kanti Ghosh

Plan to involve health insurance of Rs 0.5 million for 100 million poor families and concessions for senior citizens is welcome

Budget 2018: No road map for GST, says Sumit Dutt Majumder

The GST Council is expected to meet later this month, and finalise the amendments

Budget 2018: Spotlight shifts on health, says HDFC Life MD Amitabh Chaudhry

The estimate for next year is based on prudent assumptions for tax revenue growth

Union Budget 2018: Well crafted, but fiscal stress shows

A higher interest rate regime, if it materialises, carries with it the risk of a slower economic recovery than might otherwise have been the case

Budget 2018: 'One size fits all' sows seeds of initiatives in key sectors

India is already enjoying the reputation of being the first country to impose Equalisation levy

Budget 2018 Impact: Most of the items used in everyday life are set to become more expensive

Budget 2018: Revenue department failed to rationalise duty rates

A highly retrograde measure has been proposed in the Section 125 of the Customs Act

Budget 2018: 'Modicare' a good first step, but where will money come from?

A serious illness can be a crushing financial burden for many Indian families, with out-of-pocket expenditure constituting well over 50% of the country's total health spending

Budget 2018: Govt shuns tall FY19 targets despite additional RBI transfer

FY18 collections lower despite additional RBI transfer

Budget 2018: Non- agricultural income is the litmus test

There is a promise in the Budget of smoothening out the frictions faced by MSMEs in doing business

Budget 2018: Govt's subsidy burden to go up by 10% to Rs 2.93 trillion

The fertiliser subsidy is projected to rise eight per cent to Rs 701 billion in 2018-19, as against Rs 649.7 billion in the Revised Estimates for 2017-18

Budget 2018: Arithmetic is reasonable, fiscal deficit numbers honest

The FM has talked of income tax buoyancy of 1.9 to 2.1, and using a nominal GDP assumption of 11.5% for FY 19, yields the desired numbers

Budget 2018: Important measures required to return to fiscal reforms path

The fiscal deficit for 2017-18 is 3.5% of GDP, 0.3% higher than presented in last year's budget

Budget 2018: Arun Jaitley raises rates to boost Make in India

In his Budget speech, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said there was potential for domestic value addition in certain sectors

Budget 2018: Marginally populist, doesn't offer roadmap for a new India

There is little on the economic vision side with which anyone would disagree

Budget 2018: What Standard deduction and tax on dividend mean for you

In this Budget, a 10 per cent tax has been imposed on the dividend paid by equity mutual funds. Earlier, the dividend was tax-free in the hands of the individual investor.

Budget 2018: Crimps on non-tax revenues, says chief economist Devendra Pant

Dividend/surplus of the RBI, PSBs and financial institutions is budgeted at Rs 548.17 billion in FY19

From blockchain to Wi-Fi: Digital India scheme gets fund boost in Budget

With double the allocation for Digital India, the government is clearly committed to improving accessibility across the country

Budget 2018: A significant step forward, says ICICI Lombard's Dasgupta

The budget has shown fiscal prudence by limiting the fiscal slippage from the target set earlier

Budget 2018: Rural focus a standout feature, says Dabur's Amit Burman

The revision in the fiscal deficit target for the year 2018-19 to 3.3% of the GDP is an area of concern