Page 25 - Budget 2018

Budget 2018: Govt to keep FY19 fiscal deficit target at 3.2%, says Nomura

According to Nomura, the govt will miss its 2017-18 budgeted fiscal deficit target of 3.2% of GDP and to revise it to 3.5% of GDP

Budget 2018: Corporate America urges Arun Jaitley to reduce tax uncertainty

USIBC said it believes India must ensure that transfer pricing principles are applied in a fair, consistent manner for all taxpayers

Budget 2018: New bottoms-up mechanism for farm-gate marketing likely

The farmers collectively purchase goods from growers and sell them at rates lower than prevailing market prices

Budget 2018: A 15-year, Rs 35.3-trillion plan to put Railways on track

The scheme implies 92% annual rise in capex

Ananth Kumar, Sumitra to hold two all-party pre-Budget meetings on Sunday

The Union Budget will be tabled on February 1. The session will go into a break on February 9

Budget 2018: An Opportunity to Reform the Banking Sector

It is expected that the FM will have a special focus on the Banking and the financial sector in the Budget 2018-19.

Sneak Peak in to Some Lesser Known Budget Terminology

The Budget session of the Parliament will start on 29th January and the Budget will be presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 1st of February 2018.

Budget 2018: GST Effect And Focus On Income Tax

This is the first Union Budget after the country's biggest tax reform GST and eighty-eighth Budget after the independence.

Budget 2018: Has Modi govt delivered on its promise of urban development?

BJP govt faces this situation as it heads into its last full budget before general elections in 2019

Budget 2018: FinMin could raise disinvestment target to Rs 1 trn

Likelihood of outstripping 2017-18 budgeted estimate of Rs 725 bn seen as key driver; Air India sale to be marquee disinvestment action

From Hasmukh Adhia to Arvind Subramanian, here's Arun Jaitley's Budget team

This is the team that will spearhead what will essentially be the Prime Minister's vision document for 2019

Budget 2018 might have Rs 740-bn allocation towards fertiliser subsidy

The amount is around 5.7% more than Budget Estimates of 2016-17 and 6.9% higher than Revised Estimates of 2016-17

Budget 2018: Despite record harvests in 2017, why farmers still struggle

Budget 2018: Despite record harvest, why are 600 million Indians struggling to get by

Budget 2018: Note ban, GST raise hopes of radical steps by FM Arun Jaitley

In the Union Budget 2018-19, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley could reinforce his Modi govt's thrust on skill enhancement to aid job creation to help India effectively leverage its demographic dividend

Budget 2018: Tax incentives, faster clearances needed for start-ups to grow

Start-ups in the digital arena, particularly the financial technology domain, want from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley more initiatives to promote digital transactions and provide sizeable incentives

Budget 2018: Start-up ecosystem should get a boost to revive investments

Institutional investments in commercial real estate is expected to see an upsurge this year and shared workplaces will continue to grow with flexible leasing structures

Budget 2018: Tourism sector wants Jaitley to cut GST on sub-Rs 7,500 rooms

GST should apply only to services rendered in India, and govt should also look at developing MICE clusters in and around key metro cities and tourist destinations, says Cox & Kings CEO Peter Kerkar

Budget 2018 will be more keenly watched than last few non-event Budgets

Centrum Wealth Management's Kunj Bansal lists out the likely announcements and allocations, as also Budget expectations, for which the upcoming Union Budget 2018-19 will be watched

Budget 2018: Time's running out for Modi to shore up rural voters' support

Rising discontent in rural areas and unrest among farmers is pressuring Modi to spend more on the countryside

Budget 2018 Could Bring a Change in Income Tax Limits

Major expectation from Budget 2018 is the reduction in Income tax charges and limits