Union Budget 2016

Global iron ore production set for modest growth during 2019-2028: Research

Iron ore supply growth woul be primarily driven by India, Brazil where major miner Vale is set to expand output with its new mine

About 2.83 lakh estimated central government jobs by 2018

This projection has been made in the Union Budget for 2017-18 presented last week by FM

Social sector may be victim of inadequate budget

The budget allocation for the health sector as a share of the GDP is less than one per cent

Experts prefer calendar year as new financial year

Experts are of the view that a calendar year, January-December, would be in line with the global markets and regulatory agencies

LS passes Budget

Bill retains excise duty on gold jewellery, expands tax benefit for start-ups

Did Union Budget - 2016 allocate more for rural India and the social sector? Not really

A closer look at budgetary numbers highlights why Indian budgets need to be more transparent

Annuity works only for conservative investors

Retirees have better options that offer liquidity, better returns and are more tax-efficient

Budget 'representatives'

The Bharatiya Janta Party-led government at the Centre is pulling out all the stops to popularise its 2016-17 Budget, which it has termed "Vikas ka Budget". Almost all government websites and portals are carrying a link to the major announcements made in the Budget. In fact, the government has chosen people from various sections of society to explain the Budget proposals. However, it seems the choices were made keeping caste and religious equations in mind. So among those selected for the exercise are52-year-old farmer Khem Lal Khuswaha,32-year-old entrepreneur Atwan Ansari,23-year-old student Sushmita Saikia,62-year-old housewife Deepa Nadar and18-year-old labourer Mohan Patel.

Odisha Budget pegs higher fiscal deficit, targets Rs 7,324-cr market borrowing

Total Budget outgo is pegged at Rs 94,053 cr, inclusive of a total annual Plan outlay of Rs 50,000 cr

Parliament completes first stage of budgetary exercise

Sinha says government has done a 'good job' in managing inflation

Jaimini Bhagwati: Illusory Budget numbers

In the Indian context, it is the gross primary deficit rather than the fiscal deficit that should be more in focus

A K Bhattacharya: Six takeaways and one lesson

It is a good occasion to look a little more closely at the implications of Jaitley's proposals in light of various reactions to them and the govt response

Parthasarathi Shome: Ramifications of Budget 2016-17

The Budget does not convince after reading between the lines

Jaitley indicates new jewellery levy to stay

Says preparing for GST; FinMin says no logical case for a rollback, even as traders continue stir

Budget lacks push for manufacturing growth

The survey was conducted by Feedback Consulting, a research-based consultancy, among its 35-odd clients

C S C Sekhar: Budget - positive for agriculture

One shortcoming is that there is little attempt to incentivise states to invest more in agriculture. Much of the growth in agriculture between 2004-05 and 2011-12 was due to increased investment by the states

Budget 2016: FM Jaitley addresses boards of RBI, SEBI to discuss financial reforms

The address comes in the backdrop of the govt's announcement of meeting the current year's fiscal deficit target and sticking to the target of 3.5%

T N Ninan: Budgets - the long view

Finance ministers have little leeway for introducing change until the share of taxes in GDP grows

Shankar Acharya: A good Budget

Against a challenging background, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has, very sensibly, stuck to the basics

Govt provides for OROP, pay panel despite earlier doubts

Allocates Rs 1.06 lakh crore more for defence and civilian govt employees' pay, allowances and pension from the revised estimates for 2015-16