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Will govt change financial year to Jan-Dec?

Whether or not such an overhaul will be carried out depends on the...

All eyes on Jaitley's fifth Budget

The battle on creating jobs is virtually lost. If the battle for achieving...

How TVS will ride up from budget to premium market

TVS should be prepared for a rough ride as Bajaj Dominar, Mahindra Mojo,...

How IT services cos are fighting shrinking client budgets

IT firms are training employees of their clients and even aspiring IT...

Why the first post-GST Budget will be 'different'

The forthcoming Budget, the last full one before the 2019 Lok Sabha...

Jaitley likely to announce his final full Budget on Feb 1

Like 2017-18, govt will seek comments from the public at large, including...

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Why your household Budget will hit the roof

Vegetable, fruit prices to be on the rise over weak supply, crop damage

Work on Modi Sarkar's last full Budget begins this week

As per practice a vote-on-account or approval for essential government...

Will Modi Sarkar come out with a 6th Budget?

This will violate the time-honoured convention that a government elected for...

Budget 2017: What's costlier, what's cheaper

Smokers and tobacco consumers will have to shell out more for their...

Budget: A delicate balancing act with rural push

Jaitley's Budget has the potential to change the face of Modi's Bharat

Breather for gains from property, inherited jewellery

This will bring down capital gains especially in case of property transactions.

Why Jaitley's next Budget won't be just a pre-election exercise

Besides advancing the presentation of the Budget to perhaps the first week of...

Next Budget may be presented in January

Govt mulls gradual switchover to the January-December financial year

When the Finance Bill goes beyond Budget making

The amendment of around 40 central statutes makes the Finance Bill, 2017 unique

Goyal mimes, Athawale struggles, Rahul gets serious

The finance minister's Budget presentation is a sombre affair, yes, but it...

'Nothing in the Budget for MSMEs'

'Our concern is about today and there is nothing in the Budget for the MSME...

Duty of finance ministry to help us find money for capex: Prabhu

Suresh Prabhu on the priority being given to safety and the need for more...

Modi's money talk: A tale of 3 Budgets

There are tell-tale signs of a slide in the quality of Budgets presented by...

Travellers prefer budget tours for holidays abroad

To win back customers, operators are offering discounts and cash-back, and...

'The Budget was a triumph'

'The Budget targets are achievable, but they require continued discipline and...

With Budget, Arun Jaitley stays the course

Finance minister attempts a clean-up job, keeps projected expenditure growth...

'I have restored the sanctity of the Budget': Jaitley

In a Q&A with Doordarshan, Jaitley discusses how he chose the areas on which...

Allocation for highways hiked by 12% to Rs 64,900 crore

Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said highways sector continues to be a...

Budget 2017 moves the economy backwards, not forwards

Mihir S Sharma outlines why this year's Union Budget does not respond to the...

A decent Budget for trying times

Against a turbulent and uncertain background, Budget 2017-18 hewed a steady,...

Back to sensible Budgets, at last!

This finance minister has come of age. That's not condescension. It is a...

Masala bonds to get more tax benefits

In order to provide relief in respect of gains arising on account of...

Quotes from Gandhi, Vivekananda peppered Jaitley's Budget speech

Jaitley began his speech by saying that today is the auspicious day of Basant...

How Arun Jaitley will make you rich

There were heightened expectations from Budget 2017 after the impact of note...

Is Budget a boon or bane for realty sector?

Provisions of long-term capitals gains tax is now applicable after only two...

What the Budget has done for railways

Recent derailments had brought the vulnerability of the national carrier into...

Budget has made FPIs return to the market

The market has zoomed to new highs for calendar 2017.

Health budget hiked by 28%; medical seats increased

The allocation for health ministry for 2017-18 is Rs 47,352.51 crore in...

Govt to infuse Rs 10,000 cr in PSU banks in FY18

Under Indradhanush roadmap announced in 2015, the government will infuse Rs...

The Budget as Budgets should be

'We need to put aside our anxieties about the Budget for now and possibly for...

Measures likely to protect electoral donor's anonymity

Under the scheme coming into effect from April 1, 2018, a donor could...

No LTCG on 'genuine investments', clarifies govt

Allaying investor fears over the levy of long-term capital gains tax on share...

'This Budget is like a meal you get in a Udupi hotel'

'One thing is sure: After this Budget, no Ambani-Adani tag will be attached...

Jaitley hikes defence budget by over 6.2%

The capital outlay to cover the modernisation programmes have got a hike of...

Word cloud: How Jaitley plans to soften demonetisation blues

The words that appeared more often in the speech included tax, income, lakh...

Railway budget: No service charge on e-tickets; new safety fund to be set up

For 2017-18, the plan size has been pegged by the Railways at Rs 1,31,000 crore.

Small savings target of Rs 1 lakh crore difficult, but achievable

In the present financial year government kitty has small savings of more than...

Jaitley's Budget scores a distinction with a mother

'Well done, Mr Jaitley, now go and implement your schemes. No leakages, no...

S&P says Rs 10K-cr very little for banks recapitalisation

Under the Indradhanush roadmap announced in 2015, the government will infuse...

Jaitley lowers cash donation limit for parties to Rs 2,000

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said political parties will be entitled to...

Disinvestment target at Rs 72,500 cr; 3 Rail PSUs to be listed

The government on Wednesday said it will raise Rs 72,500 crore through...

Jaitley announces Rs 1.84 lakh crore for women and child development

Budget for women and children welfare increased from Rs 1,56,528 crores to Rs...