Page 20 - Budget 2018

Matching realities and aspirations

Leaving aside fixing the 'mountains' such as land acquisition, NPAs etc, here are some thoughts on systemic focus and action

Be consistent in accounting: Govt should not ignore costs of bank recap

It is very important that the government transparently and accurately report its fiscal deficit target

Budget 2018 LIVE: Will Arun Jaitley ease tax rates amid fiscal challenges?

The annual Union Budget 2018-2019 will be tabled by Arun Jaitley on Thursday. Follow Business Standard for LIVE updates

10 Budgetary lingos you never knew you knew

Is Modi govt all set to expand India's economy by 7-7.5 percent in 2018-19?

Expectations are really high from Arun Jaitley in hope of some relief, especially for the commoners. So it will be interesting to see if the govt will stand straight on people's expectation or not?

Interesting facts about the Union Budget every Indian should know

Budget 2018: India needs to focus on inclusive education for development

Budget 2018 allocations to Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan by the Government of India remains far below the resource estimates submitted by the HRD ministry

Budget 2018: Education sector expects its much-needed boost from FM Jaitley

School education expected to get 14% hike over last Budget; publishing industry also expects some bold moves from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Union Budget 2018-19 on February 1

Budget 2018: From input credit to tax relief, hopes of aam aadmi and biz

Ahead of Union Budget 2018-19, Tally Solutions CFO Ganesh Subramanian lists the most important issues that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley might want to address on February 1

Budget 2018: Govt must enable shift from curative to preventive health care

The diagnostics segment expects incentives from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Union Budget 2018-19

Budget 2018 to be presented amid several key challenges: ICICI Securities

Union Budget 2018-19 will be presented on amidst several challenges such as rising crude oil prices, shortfall in revenue collections, upcoming elections and need to revive investments

Ahead of Budget 2018 mixed performance for rail-related stocks

It has been a mixed performance for railway-related stocks at the bourses thus far in calendar year 2018 (CY18) with Larsen & Toubro (L&T), ABB India and Kernex Microsystems rallying up to 25% ahead of the budget presentation on February 1.On the other hand, Hind Rectifiers, Titagarh Wagons, BEML, Stone India, Kernex Microsystems, Stone India and Zicom Electronic have slipped 3% to 17%. By comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 index have gained 6% thus far in CY18.The rally comes amid reports that the Indian Railways is working on Rs 35.3-trillion investment plan by 2032, pushing up the capital expenditure for the ministry by around 92% annually. The average annual investment, including capacity addition and modernisation, would touch around Rs 2.5 trillion, up from the Rs 1.31 trillion in 2017-18."Besides securing fresh orders, the markets now expect a lot of the orders secured by these companies till now to get executed. As a result, the financial performance of ...

Budget 2018: From rural focus to corporation tax, MF industry expectations

Will the finance minister deliver a people-pleasing Budget this time? Or will he be prudent and focus more on the fisc, despite this being the last full Budget before the next general elections?

Budget 2018: Tightrope walk for Jaitley; expect a focus on housing, infra

Within infra, areas like housing, rural connectivity, digital connectivity, metro projects, waterways, sanitation, urban & rural infra, and rural electrification will be beneficiaries

Union Budget 2018 LIVE: Tabled by Arun Jaitley, Know top highlights

The annual Union Budget 2018-2019 will be tabled by Arun Jaitley on Thursday. Follow Business Standard for LIVE updates

Budget 2018: FM Arun Jaitley expected to show that India means business

In Union Budget 2018-19, capital market investors would be keen to know of the government's stand on two critical issues of fiscal consolidation and tax burden on capital market investments

Budget 2018 Preview: Pragmatism and poise expected from FM Arun Jaitley

Notwithstanding the fact that the 2018 Union Budget would be wary of the general elections in the following year, the government would not like to turn overtly populist

Budget 2018 may see 3% deficit target postponed for 3rd time: Motilal Oswal

In this preview of the Union Budget 2018-19, Motilal Oswal Securities says there will be limited role of the centre in reviving investment cycle

Budget 2018: Health care sector needs sops to set up hospitals in villages

A major thrust is required to increase the number of hospital beds in rural areas to improve India's healthcare parameters and save lives of millions of people every year

Budget 2018: FM Arun Jaitley needs to focus on job creation, insurance

Budget 2018 expectations by Roopam Asthana, CEO & whole-time director at Liberty Videocon General Insurance