Page 26 - Budget 2018

Budget 2018: Betting on stock market boom? Capital gains tax may end party

Brokerages like Kotak Securities say the Modi govt may make it harder for investors to claim exemptions on capital gains from equity investments

Budget 2018: Will rules be eased to make marketing operating expenditure?

The retail industry, particularly e-commerce, wants marketing spend to be classified as operating expenditure rather than capital expenditure

Budget 2018: How Jaitley can help recycling sector create millions of jobs

The recycling industry promises not only to help save the environment, natural resources and energy but also to create millions of direct and indirect jobs

Budget 2018: Logistics sector wants FM Jaitley to lift regulatory barriers

The sector also expects the Narendra Modi government to offer a seamless, transparent digital platform to ensure easy movement of goods and vehicles across the country

Union Budget 2018: What's In Store For Education?

With the Union Budget 2018, the education sector is waiting eagerly to hear from Mr. Arun Jaitley if the education sector would be aligned to the latest education systems of twenty-first century.

Will Budget 2018 Make Home Buyers Happy?

Budget 2018 is on its way riding on high expectations from the home buyers.

Budget 2018: 58% banks report rise in bad loans in July-December period

Banks say govt should allow full tax deduction on NPA provisioning as against 5% cap of taxable income in Budget 2018

Union Budget 2018: In first 8 months of FY18, states have gone slow on capex

An analysis of 17 state govt accounts reveals that 9 states have so far spent only 36% of budgeted capital expenditure in April-Nov 2017, compared with 47% in the same period the previous year

Budget 2018: Centre earmarks Rs 10 bn for fixing Delhi-NCR's pollution woes

The budgetary allocation aims to subsidise the purchase of machinery by farmers in a bid to curb stubble burning

Impact of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on Budget 2018-19

Budget 2018 is the first union Budget after the implementation of GST in July 2017.

Budget 2018 goals to range from deficit reduction to lifting capex

BE expects the budget deficit to come in at 3.4% of GDP in fiscal 2018, down from 3.5% in the previous year

Budget 2018: This is why Maharashtra's drought woes are likely to continue

Even after 20 years, irrigation projects worth Rs 9 billion remain incomplete and now their cost is expected to be more than Rs 50 billion

Budget 2018: Highlights of India's Various Union Budget Documents

Budget 2018 - Mentioned below are the highlights of various Budget documents presented to Parliament by the Finance Minister other than his Budget Speech.

Why states need to catch up with the Centre in budgetary transparency too

The fact is that the combined budget size of all the states and their deficit are now bigger than those of the Centre

Budget 2018: Steps to Stimulate the Manufacturing Sector

A vibrant manufacturing sector is a must for a vibrant economy and budget 2018 provides the FM with a unique opportunity to further push for reforms and boost the manufacturing sector.

Union Budget 2018: Impact on Smartphones in India

Mr. Kalirona stated that if the government supports the manufacturing sector of mobile industry, it would support our Prime Minister's vision of "Make in India".

Budget 2018 must address these key issues to boost investment in infra

While talk of land bank monetisation has been around for over a decade, little has been done by way of a fully structured policy and its consequent implementation

Budget 2018: Petrol prices hit highest level since Modi came to power

Diesel also touched record high of Rs 63.20 a litre, prompting oil ministry to seek cut in excise duty in the upcoming Union Budget

Budget 2018: Centre's FY19 capex may rise 16% to Rs 3.6 trn, pvt sector shy

For PSUs and Centre combined, capex target is very likely to cross Rs 4.2 trillion -- highest for any given year, surpassing previous high by a wide margin

Budget 2018: Do not expect to be hugely populist, say leading brokerages

Markets eyeing details on fiscal math, increased focus on infra, LTCG on equity investments