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Budget 2019: India plans to raise $10 bn from first overseas sovereign bond
Sovereign bonds in India rallied on Friday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said during her budget speech that the government would borrow in foreign currency to finance the budget deficit
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Budget steps on NBFCs to boost consumption, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman
The government will allow NBFCs to raise funds in public issues
 "Budget steps on NBFCs to boost consumption, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman")
Corporate tax cuts don't go far enough
The single most long-standing demand of India Inc has been a reduction of the corporate tax rate
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Departure from the past
The BJP has made many procedural changes to the Budget exercise
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Sitharaman's maiden Budget dashes hopes of renewable energy developers
The Budget has marginally raised the allocation for MNRE to Rs 5255 crore from last year's Rs 5147 crore
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All finesse: Nirmala Sitharaman doesn't miss a beat in her Budget debut
Unlike her predecessors Arun Jaitley and Piyush Goyal, Sitharaman had no band of cheerleaders
Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden Budget hits the right notes to propel growth
The finance minister has sent a strong signal to the world that India is open for business
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Visionless or futuristic? How Indian politicians reacted to Budget 2019
Here is what those in the Indian politics had to say about the 2019 Budget
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Budget 2019: Fiscally correct, but familiar tax targets
FM rationalises revenue estimates, squeezes capex ; focuses on repairing financial sector and ease of paying taxes
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A path to $5-trillion economy
The Budget focused on redistribution of wealth with tax administration reforms
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Chef Manish Mehrotra's take on the best and worst things in Budget
The food and beverage industry is responsible for a lot of jobs in the country today, said Mehrotra
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Budget 2019: Welcome changes in fiscal laws, says Shardul Shroff
The Budget makes several futuristic announcements to stir foreign investment
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Sitharaman's maiden Budget provides building blocks for $5-trn economy
Overall, the first Budget of Modi government's second term is pragmatic, fiscally prudent
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Budget 2019 in two minutes: Tax sops, pension benefits, FDI norms, and more
From concessions on purchase of affordable housing to higher surcharge on those earning over Rs 2 crore, here are the top highlights of Budget 2019
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Budget disappoints market: Asian Paints, Bajaj Finance, Hindalco end lower
The stock market ended the Budget day trading session a per cent lower
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Actor Kubbra Sait's take on the best and worst things in Budget 2019
I don't think the Budget focused enough on farmers' distress and education, said Sait
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Budget 2019: Rs 50-trn investments in Railways by 2030; PPP model allowed
Private investments are being pushed thanks to the Rs 50-trillion investment required between 2018 and 2030, which the government would find difficult to generate by itself
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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
No 'Big Bang', it's a pro-growth and pro-entrepreneurship Budget
Will Modi 2.0 prove to be an exception after having achieved such a decisive mandate?
 "No 'Big Bang', it's a pro-growth and pro-entrepreneurship Budget")
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
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