Page 5 - Latest Updates on Union Budget 2019
Budget 2019: Govt hands over housing finance companies to RBI from NHB
HFCs, which so far have conducted business with light-touch regulation, will likely face intense scrutiny
 "Budget 2019: Govt hands over housing finance companies to RBI from NHB")
Budget 2019: Liquidity tap opened for NBFCs, RBI gets powers over boards
Government will encourage PSBs to buy high-rated pooled assets of up to Rs 1 trn of good credit firms
Budget 2019: Infra boost bodes well for tourism, says OYO's Ritesh Agarwal
Concerns over employment generation have been addressed, albeit indirectly
 "Budget 2019: Infra boost bodes well for tourism, says OYO's Ritesh Agarwal")
Author Shobhaa De's take on the best and worst things in Budget 2019
There was nothing too thrilling about this Budget, though nothing terrible either
 "Author Shobhaa De's take on the best and worst things in Budget 2019")
Sitharaman's maiden Budget is high on policy and expenditure allocation
Of particular note are the policy announcements on Jal Shakti, infrastructure investments, and India's added soft power
This Budget has been made with a 10-year vision in mind: FM Sitharaman
'Our start-ups have brought about a big social transformation', said FM Sitharaman
 "This Budget has been made with a 10-year vision in mind: FM Sitharaman")
Budget 2019: Sitharaman bets big on infra, commits Rs 100 trn over 5 years
Boost to essentially come from road corridors across length and breadth of country, focus on maritime development by executing port development and modernization projects
 "Budget 2019: Sitharaman bets big on infra, commits Rs 100 trn over 5 years")
Chef Sanjeev Kapoor's take on the best and worst things in Budget 2019
The Budget would help in job growth but only in the long term
 "Chef Sanjeev Kapoor's take on the best and worst things in Budget 2019")
Mid-caps take a plunge: EY looks at stock movements after Budget 2019
EY looks at the triggers for some important stock movements after the budget
 "Mid-caps take a plunge: EY looks at stock movements after Budget 2019")
Budget 2019: Fiscal deficit number reassuring, says Soumya Kanti Ghosh
Regulatory control of NBFCs will shift to the RBI, and this will create a level playing field in the market
 "Budget 2019: Fiscal deficit number reassuring, says Soumya Kanti Ghosh")
Union Budget 2019: Unusually opaque and insipid, says P Chidambaram
Chidambaram said last year the government lost revenue of Rs 1.6 trillion
 "Union Budget 2019: Unusually opaque and insipid, says P Chidambaram")
Sitharaman's maiden Budget leaves big economic questions unanswered
The adoption of electric vehicles is poor in India because of a lack of consumer choice
 "Sitharaman's maiden Budget leaves big economic questions unanswered")
Budget 2019 will pave the way for 'new India', says PM Narendra Modi
PM Modi stressed the Budget was devoted to empowering the downtrodden
 "Budget 2019 will pave the way for 'new India', says PM Narendra Modi")
Budget 2019: How much will tax on rich add to govt's coffers, asks Congress
Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech, as the Opposition pointed out, did not directly refer either to the agrarian distress or jobs crisis
 "Budget 2019: How much will tax on rich add to govt's coffers, asks Congress")
Budget 2019: Taxes on super rich, buybacks draw flak from India Inc
The Budgetary allocation for most of the flagship programmes such as the rural employment guarantee scheme and rural roads projects that boost rural demand, was largely flat
 "Budget 2019: Taxes on super rich, buybacks draw flak from India Inc")
Budget 2019: Minimum public float in listed companies now at 35%
High promoter holding remains the biggest hurdle for raising India's weight among key global indices
 "Budget 2019: Minimum public float in listed companies now at 35%")
Budget 2019: Confusion over assumed GDP, says India Ratings' Devendra Pant
FY19 provisional estimates for revenue are now available
 "Budget 2019: Confusion over assumed GDP, says India Ratings' Devendra Pant")
Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden Budget is good, but there's room for more
'We produce the globally best in our institutions but lose too many of them to other countries', said the author
 "Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden Budget is good, but there's room for more")
Budget highlights: Super rich to be taxed more, fuel tax increases
PM Narendra Modi hailed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden Budget as a 10-year vision. Here are the key takeaways of Budget 2019
 "Budget highlights: Super rich to be taxed more, fuel tax increases")
Union Budget 2019: Modi govt accounts for 'excess reserves' from RBI
Government is expecting around Rs 20,000 crore as additional transfers from the RBI
 "Union Budget 2019: Modi govt accounts for 'excess reserves' from RBI")
