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Budget 2020: To support growth, govt may provide tax incentive to startups

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has suggested several measures to the finance ministry for start-ups in the budget

RBI to flag bad loan issues with Finance Ministry in pre-Budget meet

Fresh provisioning and telco loans to figure in pre-Budget meet. Inability to find resolution may put Rs 3.8 trn loans at risk

Budget 2020: Govt likely to assume a growth rate of 6-6.5% in real GDP

It is also likely to assume a deflator of around 4 per cent. That could take the nominal GDP outlook for FY21 to around 10 per cent

Indian railways stares at weak finances as staff, pension costs rise

Operating ratio has already crossed 100% in FY20, while share of internal resources in capex is down to 3.5%

Year closes on a gloomy note

Export, import, private investment, domestic demand, direct tax revenue, and indirect tax collection all show a declining trend

Govt, Sebi spar over transfer of surplus funds as Budget 2020 nears

In 2009, FinMin proposed to move regulators' reserves into public account. These accounts were finally opened in 2013-14. However, no funds have been deposited in it so far

A real Budget, please: This one has to confront severe resource restraints

In Budget 2020 speech, the FM should state how she intends to return to the 7% track, and the hard decisions she will take to adjust to the realities of a slowing economy, writes T N Ninan

Budget 2020: FM to meet heads of PSBs to discuss credit situation, economy

The meeting is also expected to take up discussion on non-performing asset recovery through both NCLT and non-NCLT means

Rajiv Kumar to Krishnamurthy Subramanian: The team behind FM's Budget 2020

A 1984 batch officer from the Jharkhand cadre, Kumar is known as the driving force behind the spate of mergers of state-owned banks

Relax fiscal deficit limit from 3% to 4% of GDP, states ask Sitharaman

State FMs had met Sitharaman for a pre-Union Budget interaction

Budget 2020: Govt may go for income tax relief to spur demand, says report

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to present the budget for 2020/21 fiscal year on February 1. She has promised a budget that will do more to boost growth.

UP govt allocates Rs 1,700 cr for mega expressway in Supplementary Budget

The Budget, totalling more than Rs 4,210 crore, included the central grants component worth nearly Rs 330 crore

10-yr bond yields hit treasury math; moves up about 30 bps since rate pause

Market is waiting for the Budget to get more clarity on numbers, say experts

Budget 2020: IT firms want 15% corporate tax for services companies in SEZs

The sunset clause for SEZ nearing - March 31, 2020 - and the IT industry has been a big beneficiary of the policy

Budget 2020: Banks, NBFCs suggest ways on taxation, improving credit growth

For the last three PSBs, the govt should run these under a public-private partnership model, said a senior banker.

Market players want FM Sitharaman to rationalise taxes on equity

Issues relating to FPIs, AIFs, mutual fund industry figure in pre-Budget meeting

Budget 2020: Venture Capitals, startups seek budgetary aid in meet with FM

The Nasscom has also sought that IT and BPO firms should not be treated as financial intermediaries for the goods and services tax (GST).

Budget 2020: Centre may announce sops for states for pollution control

The Commission submitted its interim report for 2020-21 to President Ram Nath Kovind earlier this month

Budget 2020: Centre may announce increase in FPIs' debt limit to 10%

Existing limit for FPI investment in G-secs is 6% of the outstanding stocks of securities; govt may announce increase to 10% in Union Budget 2020

Budget session: PM asks MPs to take suggestions from farmers, traders

The Union Budget 2020-21 is scheduled to be presented in Parliament next year