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Budget 2018: Aadhaar-like unique ID for firms soon

At present, 1.19 billion people have been issued Aadhaar, which constitutes roughly 99 per cent of the population

Budget 2018: Corporate tax cut for MSMEs to create jobs

Experts say partnership firms and LLPs stand to lose

Budget 2018: FM Arun Jaitley proposes pay hike for President and MPs

The increase in salaries and allowances of MPs would come into effect from April 1, 2018, Jaitley said

Budget 2018: Big Push to farm, health care and rural sectors, says BS jury

A look at how BS Jury reacted to the Budget 2018 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

Union Budget 2018 shows Modi govt could be preparing for early elections

On a day it is on course to lose Ajmer and Alwar, Modi govt learns lessons from Gujarat verdict to reach out to farmers, rural poor, youth

Budget 2018: Imprints of a govt unsure of second term with clear majority

Arun Jaitley's fifth Budget has the fingerprints of a worried, impatient government not as sure of a second term with a clear majority; thankfully, it is not irresponsible

Budget 2018: Arun Jaitley deviates from fiscal consolidation road map

At 3.3 per cent of GDP, FY19 target up from 3 per cent earlier

Budget 2018: Jaitley seeks attention to fight disillusionment with promises

Mr Jaitley is particularly uncomfortable when he speaks Hindi, which he chose to do, or was asked to do, in this speech often

Budget: Fiscal slippage a concern; health expenditure to up by less than 6%

Counter-cyclical policy requires fiscal contraction when growth is on the rise, especially if there are risks of a spike in inflation

Budget 2018: Many big announcements by Jaitley, but where is the money?

The projected deficit for FY2019 is 3.3%. What underlies this is a tax revenue growth of 16.6% and expenditure growth of 10.1%

Opportunity lost; Budget 2018 falls short of expectations: Omkar Goswami

Was expecting some tough post-demonetisation actions to be announced against personal income tax evaders, says author

Budget 2018: From farm exports to organic farming, all you need to know

From upgrading agriculture markets to blockchain, BS brings you all the nuts and bolts of Budget 2018-19

Budget 2018: Capital gains tax plays spoiler, says Ajay Srinivasan

The decision of keeping the minimum support price at one-and-a-half times of production cost could end up impacting inflation

Budget 2018: Hoping for a gap between the populist rhetoric and reality

Population-scale welfare programmes are extremely dangerous in the magnitude of expenditures involved

Budget 2018: Prudence meets pragmatism, says SBI's Soumya Kanti Ghosh

Plan to involve health insurance of Rs 0.5 million for 100 million poor families and concessions for senior citizens is welcome

Budget 2018: No road map for GST, says Sumit Dutt Majumder

The GST Council is expected to meet later this month, and finalise the amendments

Budget 2018: Spotlight shifts on health, says HDFC Life MD Amitabh Chaudhry

The estimate for next year is based on prudent assumptions for tax revenue growth

Budget 2018: 'One size fits all' sows seeds of initiatives in key sectors

India is already enjoying the reputation of being the first country to impose Equalisation levy

Budget 2018: 'Modicare' a good first step, but where will money come from?

A serious illness can be a crushing financial burden for many Indian families, with out-of-pocket expenditure constituting well over 50% of the country's total health spending

Budget 2018: Govt shuns tall FY19 targets despite additional RBI transfer

FY18 collections lower despite additional RBI transfer