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India's food ministry seeks over $28 billion for food subsidies: Report

Details on the level of subsidy will be made public when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the 2020/21 budget on Saturday

Gold demand in India down 18% in Q3; revival hinges on Budget measures

This quarter was crucial because of a fall in demand in the Diwali days in the year-ago equivalent period. However, that failed to boost numbers because of high prices, weak consumer sentiment

FPIs still waiting for RBI regulations on investments in InvITs, REITs

The norms for FPI investments in InvITs were relaxed in the July 2019 Budget session

LTCG, dividend distribution tax roll-back on top of Budget wishlist

Capital market players are hoping for a slew of changes that will make life easier for them in terms of taxation. Here are a few expectations

Budget 2020: Six major concerns that FM Sitharaman should address on Feb 1

Bringing down fiscal deficit to 3% in line with FRBM Act will be a major challenge for the govt

Budget 2020 on non-working day, no prospect of fresh exits for MF investors

This could put MF investors in a difficult spot if there is a sharp negative reaction from markets

Budget 2020: Congress to begin session with protest outside Parliament

The protest will be lodged ahead of the President's address to the joint sitting of Parliament in the Central Hall, heralding the start of the budget session, they said

Budget 2020: What does the Finance Minister have in store for the farmers?

Business Standard's Farm Editor, Sanjeeb Mukherjee joins this podcast to talk about Budget 2020 and India's agriculture sector

Budget: Jammu industry urges PM to grant special incentives for new units

The JCCI called for the intervention of the prime minister and said that Jammu province has been ignored and is being discriminated against ever since 1947

Budget 2020: Govt may trim PM-KISAN allocation by 20% to Rs 60k crore

The projection of the number of beneficiary farmers has also been pegged lower at 14 crore from the earlier 14.5 crore

Budget 2020: Markets brace for Rs 8-trillion gross borrowing in FY21

Bond traders say the market wouldn't be perturbed if the government is not able to keep the fiscal glide path in mind and overshoots its targets by 0.5 percentage points

Consumption a better theme than capex-related bets: Shreyas Devalkar

SHREYAS DEVALKAR tells in an interview with Shreepad S Aute that he believes equities as an asset class would continue to remain attractive

Needed: A boring Budget

The Budget should be judged on delivering boring principles - realism, fiscal prudence, fewer schemes and more governance

Budget 2020: Telecom gear makers seek Rs 10k cr line of credit facility

The industry body has also demanded up to 75 per cent quota for locally-made telecom equipment to reduce imports

Will Budget 2020 be populist?

What you will see depends on what you're looking for

Investors place bets on roadbuilders in hope of boost in infra spending

Sitharaman outlined $1.5 trillion in infrastructure investment last month, of which federal and state govts will contribute at least 75%

Explained: What to expect, how to read this year's Union Budget document?

The Union Budget gives the account of the government's finances for the fiscal year that runs from April 1 to March 31

Budget 2020: Oil ministry calls for inclusion of natural gas under GST

If brought under GST, natural gas will attract a uniform rate of tax at the consumption point anywhere in the country after doing away with current rates of excise duty and VAT

Budget 2020: Congress seeks national farm loan waiver, minimum wage scheme

Chavan said the government must tell by how much income of farmers has increased in the last five years, as part of its promise of doubling their income by 2022

Budget 2020: BJP recommends tax tweaks to attract foreign investors

Agarwal said there was a need to reduce the cost of financial transactions in the country.