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Budget's much-needed leg-up for small units: CRISIL SME Tracker

An evaluation of 13,000 MSMEs using the CRISIL Quantix database shows that working capital comprises over half of their need for debt

Govt not included AGR dues payment in Budget 2020-21: DEA Secretary

15 entities owe the government about Rs 1.47 trillion in past dues -- Rs 92,642 crore in unpaid licence fee and another Rs 55,054 crore in outstanding spectrum usage charges

Budget stimulus unlikely to revive India's growth from slowdown: Experts

Economists and industry leaders said the budget proposals would provide some support to growth over the longer term but were insufficient to give it an immediate boost

Govt very transparent in setting new fiscal deficit target: FM Sitharaman

She further said that many people have been speculating that the fiscal deficit would cross 4%

Power industry hails proposal for smart prepaid metering across the country

Power ministry has been planning it for two years, but with limited success

It's a pragmatic Budget, will put India on right track: Amitabh Kant

He further said if the government will be able to achieve disinvestment target of 2020-21 then the Budget will be very successful

New tax structure will leave more cash in the hands of people: Revenue Secy

He said the Budget gives an option to individuals to migrate to a new regime by foregoing their existing exemptions and deductions for a lower tax rate

Podcast: T N Ninan and A K Bhattacharya dissect Budget 2020

Has Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered a fiscally prudent and growth-oriented Budget 2020? Business Standard Chairman T N Ninan and Editorial Director A K Bhattacharya discuss

Budget: No tax relief for home buyers stuck in stalled projects, says FPCE

Real estate developers' apex bodies CREDAI and Naredco have also expressed disappointment over the Budget as their demand of one-time restructuring of builders' loan was not met

Not all NRIs need to pay tax, here's what FM clarified post budget speech

Finance minister clarified that only Indian income of NRIs is proposed to be taxed under the new provision

Budget 2020: Housing demand may feel squeeze despite sops, say experts

Knight Frank's Baijal said unless demand picks up across all price segments, there won't be any real recovery in real estate

Budget 2020: FM Nirmala Sitharaman leaves India Inc disappointed

Disillusioned corporates feel measures are unlikely to spur consumption

Budget session LIVE updates: Congress protests against Anurag Thakur in LS

Budget 2020 Live: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the annual Union Budget 2020-21 in Parliament. Follow Business Standard for LIVE updates

Proposed 1% TDS on e-commerce transactions to impact firms, sellers

Experts further said that e-commerce companies already deduct 1 per cent TDS under the Goods and Services Act

Budget proposals change the narrative for private life insurance firms

As nearly 30-40% of premium inflow draws support from tax incentives, private insurers stare at weak earnings growth in FY21

Decoding Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman's fiscal maths gone awry

Slowdown in economic growth has taken a clear toll on revenue growth

Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget proposals to stimulate economic growth

The tax proposals are aimed at stimulating growth, simplifying tax structure, bringing ease of compliance and reducing litigation

BSNL, MTNL employees taking VRS need to wait till April for dues

This is because the Union Budget does not have provision for any expenditure towards the programme in the current fiscal year

Union Budget 2020: NHAI to borrow less next year while targets elude

In the highways sector, the debt of the National Highways Authority of India has weighed down on the projections for next year

Tax incentives for sovereign funds to boost public sector monetisation

Experts see the Budget announcement positive for investments both in InvITs and the toll-operate-transfer mode (TOT)