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

Corporate farming norms to be made more acceptable and balanced for both farmers and corporates

Budget 2018: Agriculture sector to get top priority, says Arun Jaitley

CSO pegged farm and allied sector growth to slow to 2.1% in the current financial year from 4.9% in the preceding year

Budget 2018: A believer of the Bhagwad Gita, Modi likely to shun populism

The Budget is no longer a major annual event of middle-class torment

Budget 2018: HUA ministry seeks Rs 170 bn to build houses for urban poor

Under PMAY (U), people can avail benefits under various components to buy a house in urban areas

Budget 2018: Soon, tax-free Rs 2-mn gratuity for employees may be a reality

At present, formal sector workers with 5 or more years of service are eligible for Rs 1 mn tax-free gratuity after leaving a job or at time of superannuation

Budget 2018: Real estate expects lower GST rate, infrastructure status

Stamp duty continues to remain in force even after implementation of GST and the rates vary from state to state

A Budget wish-list for Indian cities

There has been a welcome focus on fundamental reforms, time-bound programmes that fix accountability and the use of technology. The upcoming Budget could build on these initiatives

Budget 2018: Airlines want lower tax burden on pilots to stop 'brain drain'

Carriers are currently bearing the tax expense of pilots leading to higher expenditure

Run-up to Budget 2018-19: Roads, railway construction in the slow lane

Highway, railway spending on track till Nov; rural roads develop at slower pace

Budget 2018: Trade unions urge govt to focus on employment generation

The leaders claimed thousands of people had lost their jobs because of demonetisation

Budget 2018: Govt may use loss-making firms' land for 'housing for all'

Under PMAY (U), people can avail benefits under various components to buy a house in urban areas

Budget 2018: 1st labour code on wages likely to be passed in Budget session

At present, the provisions of Minimum Wages Act and Payment of Wages Act do not cover substantial number of workers

Budget 2018: Govt may drop proposal on self-reporting of income estimates

Experts in the know said the proposal was likely to be dropped in view of adverse comments received from stakeholders

Budget 2018: Govt likely to increase agri-research allocation by up to 15%

The funds will be used on priority areas with an aim to address the country's key farm sector problem

Union Budget 2018-19: This is what the agriculture sector wants from FM Arun Jaitley

Nov industrial growth at 8.4%, retail inflation surges to 5.2% in Dec

IIP growth had stood at 5.7% in November 2016; CPI-based inflation in December 2017 rose to a 17-month highly, mainly on rising food prices, showed official data released on Friday

All roads lead to 2019

Government will possibly use the Budget to come up with a substantial plan for the rural economy, including a commitment to infrastructure

Budget 2018: Gems & jewellery sector seeks cut in gold duty to 4%

This cut will address issues under the GST regime in the coming Budget

Budget 2018: Know your savings if FM Jaitley changes tax exemption limit

Business Standard takes a look at the likely scenarios of change in the personal income-tax exemption limit and how your wallet would be impacted in each of those scenarios

Economy: Walking, but not yet running

The FM must resist both half-baked schemes for pre-electoral largesse as well as ill-planned reform dhamakas