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Tax rebate a logical extension of steps taken by govt since 2014: Jaitley

Jaitley said that for the past 5 years, the government has been giving relief in direct taxes and whatever has been done in Interim Budget 2019-20 is a continuation of what started in 2014

Budget allocates enough funds for Mumbai Urban Transport Project: Officials

For the Western Railway, the budget has proposed allocation of Rs 6,128 crore to execute various existing projects.

Budget 2019 a trailer, will guide India to prosperity, says PM Modi

This Budget will boost the efforts of 1.3 billion citizens in realising the goal of a "New India," Modi said

Interim Budget 2019: The formula for success of farm economy

The government must focus on four key areas in order to fulfill the initiatives announced

Interim Budget 2019: Economy caught in a 3.5%/7.5% trap?

The notion of the fiscal deficit falling steadily and making way for a rise in private investment and faster growth is beginning to look doubtful

Budget 2019: Rlys capex at all-time high; budgetary support cut for NHAI

NHAI must gear up for higher fundraising through borrowings and monetisation of road assets as the government has reduced its budgetary support by Rs 631.63 crore

Budget builds upon groundwork for strong, inclusive growth: Rajiv Memani

This year significant measures have been announced for the farm sector, unorganised sector and the middle class

Interim Budget will help the other India, say top corporate leaders

Prashant Ruia, director, Essar group, hoped the budget will have a positive impact on investors since growth in consumption will result in growth across various sectors

Interim Budget 2019: Tax rebate for affordable housing excites developers

In an effort to push the Prime Minister's 'Housing for All' initiative, the government has announced a set of tax reforms for the real estate sector in the interim Budget

Arun Jaitley cites past interim Budgets to defend tax incentives

Jaitley was also asked if the budgeted projections for 2019-20 were rather optimistic

Moody's says Interim Budget credit negative on fiscal deficit, giveaways

However, Moody's welcomed policies aimed at promoting expenditure efficiency through rationalisation of government schemes and better-targeted delivery as 'credit positive'

Budget 2019: Interest subvention to ease pricing pain, push fishery exports

Subvention for fisheries comes at a time when Indian shrimp exporters are facing stiff competition from Ecuador, Indonesia and Vietnam and volume growth is expected to slow down this year

Budget 2019: Gold spot exchange, changes in GMS on cards, says document

Boost to rural income welcomed due to rub-off effcet on gold demand, but jewellers upset at no mention of duty cuts on raw material

Interim Budget 2019: Gross borrowing pegged at Rs 7.1 trillion for 2019-20

The fiscal deficit for the current fiscal was pegged at 3.4% gross domestic product, slightly higher than 3.3% projected earlier

Here's how the interim Budget impacts the farm and social sectors

The boost for the farm and the social sectors in interim Budget comes with certain riders. Experts at PwC India decode the impact of the measures proposed for these sectors

Interim Budget has benefits for property sellers, more savings on 2nd home

Besides LTCG tax relief, permitting taxpayers to declare two houses as self-occupied brings a huge relief.

A directional, balanced, growth-oriented Budget, says Deepankar Sanwalka

The Narendra Modi government's continued focus on infrastructure development, including in the energy sector and the blue economy are big positives

Interim Budget 2019: Pausing to pump-prime, says CRISIL's Dharmakirti Joshi

India's growth in fiscal 2020 will be driven largely by exogenous or luck factors and, to some extent, by budgetary initiatives

An aspirational, long-term Budget; 10-point agenda biggest takeaway: Goenka

What was surprising was the income-tax rebate for the salaried class. It is a very big jump from the current Rs 2.5 lakh

Interim Budget 2019: Goyal puts extra cash in pockets of middle class

Besides the increase in rebate from Rs 2,500 to Rs 12,500, a rise in standard deduction will also provide marginal benefit