EY looks at the triggers for some important stock movements after the budget
Chidambaram said last year the government lost revenue of Rs 1.6 trillion
The adoption of electric vehicles is poor in India because of a lack of consumer choice
PM Modi stressed the Budget was devoted to empowering the downtrodden
Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech, as the Opposition pointed out, did not directly refer either to the agrarian distress or jobs crisis
FY19 provisional estimates for revenue are now available
'We produce the globally best in our institutions but lose too many of them to other countries', said the author
PM Narendra Modi hailed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden Budget as a 10-year vision. Here are the key takeaways of Budget 2019
On the whole, the finance minister has done remarkably well to trim the fiscal deficit to 3.3 per cent of GDP
Sitharaman will be relying on an ambitious revenue target to narrow the deficit as the government reins in spending: she plans to increase taxes on the wealthy, raise duties on gold and gasoline
EY analyses Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2019 for Business Standard, comparing the expectations of five key sectors of the economy and what they actually got in Budgetary provisions
In her maiden budget speech Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced plans to sell India's first global sovereign bonds and ease rules for overseas investors to help revive economic growth
Tax slabs left untouched; Aadhaar good enough for filing returns in case you don't have PAN
The new rate will include 25% surcharge on income between Rs 2 crore and Rs 5 crore, and 37% on income exceeding Rs 5 crore in a year
Even the Economic Survey which was presented on Thursday highligthed the importance of the segment
It may be introduced on one of the existing channels on the DD network or a completely new channel may be launched for the purpose
As the finance minister walked into Lok Sabha just before 10:55 am and took her seat, several women MPs walked up to her, wishing her good luck before the speech
We are well within our capacity to reach $5-trillion in the next few years, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
The finance minister's revenue efforts represent a mix of progressive taxation, dipping into the petroleum sector for collecting more taxes and growing protectionism
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the proposals while presenting the budget for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020 to parliament