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Infrastructure over incentive to promote electric vehicles: Economic Survey

Despite the challenges, the Survey noted that electric vehicles will be the future in India

From price hikes to tax sops: How Union Budget 2019 will impact you

While fuel and gold are set to get more expensive, the Budget proposes tax sops on affordable housing and electric vehicle loans

UP govt tables Rs 13,595 cr Supplementary Budget, expressways get big chunk

Rs 150 cr provided for preparing DPR of the Rs 36,000 cr Ganga Expressway, which is touted to become the world's longest access control expressway when completed

FPIs go on selling spree post super-rich tax, withdraw Rs 7,712 cr in July

FPIs had been net investors in the equity segment in the previous five months

Govt to levy 2% TDS on cash withdrawal over Rs 1 cr from multiple accounts

The total TDS paid on cash withdrawal beyond Rs 1 crore will be adjusted against the total tax dues from the taxpayer.

Portfolio managers pin growth hopes on Budget proposal for NRIs

Market participants said the industry can tap into NRI investments waiting on the sidelines, which is yet to translate into flows on account of some of these operational challenges

Explained: Will tax on the rich hit foreign investments in India?

There is still a possibility of some relief to the FPIs, when the parliament gives final approval to the tax proposals later this month

Export focus in the govt's growth agenda

From a competitiveness perspective the RBI may choose not to let the currency gain too much

Budget does not have any steps to propel investment, savings: Chidambaram

He sought to corner the finance minister, saying she did not present macro economic data, including receipts from revenue, in her Budget Speech in Lok Sabha on July 5

Recapitalisation of PSU banks will improve investor sentiment: Analysts

Experts believe there is enough opportunities for growth as capital infusion will address growth requirement of PSBs

Budget and macro challenges

There is little in the Budget to provide the necessary growth impetus to take the economy to $5 trillion

Letter to BS: Privatisation will instil a sense of purpose in management

The economy has to move forward in keeping with global trends

Nothing much for agriculture

Zero-budget farming is yet to establish its economic viability

The missing 'R'

Recap will help, but PSBs need wider reforms

Govt committed to fiscal consolidation, helping infrastructure: Sitharaman

The government has set the fiscal deficit target at 3.3 per cent of GDP for 2019-20, says Finance Minister.

No targeting of FPIs; higher tax on all super-rich: Finance Ministry

Sitharaman had in the Budget proposed to increase the surcharge, charged on top of the applicable income tax rate for the super-rich

Mid- and small-cap stock indices not yet out of the woods, say analysts

The proposal to increase public float, hike income tax surcharge, move to tax share buybacks and lack of stimulus to shore up economic growth has hurt investor sentiment

Budget's flawed swadeshi objective

Only a more globalised Indian economy can deliver GDP of $5 trillion by 2024, not a protectionist one

Tight-fisted on water

The meagre increase in budgetary allocation for Jal Shakti is a surprise

More protectionism

Budget continues the mistake of raising tariffs