However, FM offers no clarity on whether deposits under GMS will be cash equivalents or physical gold
Farmers are exposed to risks from the point they start working on a new crop to the unpredictability of weather about 55% of agriculture is still dependent on rains
The current year's capital expenditure has been cut by Rs 110 billion
He says he is looking at more effective utilisation of our time and tracks
The government would use block chain - a technology used to trace back transactions - in governance and digital payments
The Railways has avoided any change in fares affecting the 750 billion unreserved second class and suburban commuter passenger km and also the 280 billion second class reserved passenger km
The change in income tax slab for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) is a bold move
The steps announced in the Budget will help attract larger corporate investment in the farm sector
The government has done well in terms of modernisation of big airports and rejuvenation of smaller ones
He says the glide path of the Indian economy would remain consistent
If a Budget has a colour, this one was yellow
There are over 4 million users of cryptocurrencies in India
The FM's promise to rationalise foreign direct investment will be welcomed by both start-ups and investors
In Union Budget 2018, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has tightened anti-black money provisions
The finance minister Arun Jaitley also introduced a 10% tax on long-term capital gains over Rs 100,000
The introduction of 10% tax on long-term capital gains on the equity market is understandable, says the author
FM Arun Jaitley has re-introduce long-term capital gains tax on sale of listed equity shares exceeding Rs 100,000 at 10%, without allowing any indexation benefit
For the first time in the history of Budget-making in India, a single Budget will touch 650 million Indians
An analysis by Grant Thornton
This budget is vision-less, growth-less, not people-oriented, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah