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Debt Counselling: Sanjay Agarwal

Taking India back to future

The government has provided a long-term vision, avoiding any "big-bang" reforms but the devil will be in the details of the implementation, say Business Standard experts while assessing the Budget for

Case study

Missing farm focus

Budget impact on agriculture blurry

Wanted: a time frame

Clarity needed on the plan to reduce corporation tax

Yes, minister

Party time

Poster war

Letters: Budget - The big picture

Letters: No achche din, yet

Letters: Political wilderness

Budget reactions

Positive thrust on startups, but concerns persist

We're yet to see a clear disinvestment strategy from government: Gokarn

Business Standard Editor AK Bhattacharya and director of research for Brookings India Subir Gokarn discuss Union Budget 2015 and its implications

Imported trucks and buses to cost more

Customs duty on commercial vehicles in CKD kits and electrically operated vehicles will continue to be 10%

India Inc: Tax booster, but with a rider

Corporation tax to be cut to 25% from FY17; exemptions removed; effective rate from next year to be 34.61%

Government sets the ball rolling

New monetary framework for inflation targeting approved; priority-sector lending norms revised

Gold monetisation may curb imports

Sovereign gold bonds and India-made gold coins with Ashok Chakra embossed on those also announced

Vodafone-like deals to be taxed in India in future

Jaitley sets condition of 50% assets in India for applicability of capital gain tax

Marginal rise in defence Budget

Record underspend on equipment modernisation; lack of clarity on implementing One rank, One pension scheme

'Privatisation' makes comeback after 10 yrs

Jaitley revives Vajpayee's strategic disinvestment concept to achieve ambitious Rs 69,500 crore from PSU stake sales