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Budget 2018: Why India merged Railway, Union Budget in 2017

NITI Aayog report stated that as the size of the Railway Budget has shrunken when compared to the overall general budget, presenting the Railway Budget separately is not required

Budget 2018: Drop GST rate on biodiesel from 18% to 5%, demands industry

Levy on Biodiesel has gone from 6% in excise duty to 18% in GST

Budget 2018: Secondary steel makers want 2.5% import duty on scrap removed

India imports close to 7 million tonnes of scrap which leaves with a need to internally generate over 23 million tonnes of steel scrap annually

Budget 2018: Will Modi govt fulfil housing expectations of millions?

To provide relief to home buyers as well as encourage investment in under-construction properties

Budget 2018: Govt to borrow Rs 200 billion more in FY18, says Subhash Garg

All other factors being constant, this could take financial deficit to 3.4% of GDP

Budget 2018: Relieving agrarian stress requires focusing on industry

The coming year, 2018, is chock-full of important state Assembly elections and the 2019 general elections are not far off. It is not surprising that the farm sector is being given importance

Budget 2018: India cuts extra market borrowing needs by 60% to $3.1 billion

The news sent benchmark 10-year bond yields down over 15 basis points

Budget 2018 may waive NOC to streamline transfer of stressed assets

NOC will be waived for transactions between firms under insolvency and those buying their assets

Budget 2018: Will Arun Jaitley meet power industry's Budget expectations?

PwC and Business Standard take a look at the key issues facing the power sector and the industry's expectations from Budget 2018

Budget 2018: What technology sector can expect from FM Arun Jaitley

Among the key issues facing the technology sector in India at present are changing rules and regulations concerning the newer technologies such as artificial intelligence, cloud, etc

Budget 2018: FM Jaitley expected to focus on agri to improve rural economy

The focus could be expressed by policies and allocations to activities that ensure good prices for crops, food and nutritional security, minimum wastage and higher processing of produce

Budget 2018: How the New Year can bring healthier outlook for Indians

Amid confusing taxation rules, new legislature, capping and trust deficit, Union Budget 2018 can be pivotal in highlighting the importance of health and well-being for Indians

Budget 2018: Disincentivise cigarette smuggling through tax policy

FAIFA said seizure of smuggled cigarettes has doubled in the last two years indicating the increase in smuggling

Budget 2018 will be Modi govt's biggest challenge in 4 years. Here's why

the BJP government is more popular in urban areas than it is in the countryside

Farmers selling cheap, so why do fruits and veggies cost you a bomb?

Foodgrain production in 2016-17 is estimated at 276 million tonnes and in 2017-18 it is targeted at 275 million tonnes

Govt may not alter fiscal consolidation targets in Budget 2018: Brokerage

The note said at this stage, damage to growth recovery on account of potential rate hikes "outweigh the benefits of a slightly expansionary fiscal policy"

Budget 2018: Steel industry demands removal of import duty on raw materials

The raw material has to be necessarily imported because India hardly has any nickel resources, the association said

Why Jaitley should not focus on growth numbers while preparing Budget 2018

In today's context, a more basic point surely is that when growth estimates are so unreliable, it makes little sense to focus heroically on one number

The inflation mismatch

Retail and wholesale inflation divergence creates policy dilemma

Budget 2018: This is what the technology sector wants from FM Arun Jaitley

Ahead of the announcement of Union Budget 2018, Tech Industry leaders share their concerns and demands