Saturday, March 21, 2026 | 08:39 PM ISTहिंदी में पढें
Business Standard
Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

Page 270 - Budget 2026 News

Positive, negative and neutral: Three major changes in Budget 2018

The market players were expecting that if long-term gains are taxed, the STT would go. But this has not happened

Positive, negative and neutral: Three major changes in Budget 2018
Updated On : 02 Feb 2018 | 6:00 AM IST

Budget in 2 minutes: Rural push, LTCG tax, sops to seniors, and more

From relief to senior citizens to changes in Customs Act, BS brings you top stories to keep up with Budget 2018-19

Budget in 2 minutes: Rural push, LTCG tax, sops to seniors, and more
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 9:30 PM IST

Populist Budget 2018 to absolutely fetch gains: India Circus' Krsnaa Mehta

The Budget is a populist one, so it will absolutely fetch gains

Populist Budget 2018 to absolutely fetch gains: India Circus' Krsnaa Mehta
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 9:26 PM IST

Budget 2018: LTCG tax on sales to miff investors, says Cleartrip's Kandadai

The Budget does have elements to bring cheer to the farmer fraternity at large

Budget 2018: LTCG tax on sales to miff investors, says Cleartrip's Kandadai
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 9:24 PM IST

Budget 2018 is unclear on startup concerns, disappoints on angel tax

Removal of LTCG exemption on listed equities will impact the nascent SME listing platforms; List in India initiative is still awaited

Image
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 9:12 PM IST

Budget 2018 shocker for M&As: Entities to pay 20% DDT with retro effect?

FM Arun Jaitley's Union Budget 2018-19 has plugged tax loopholes on India Inc mergers

Budget 2018 shocker for M&As: Entities to pay 20% DDT with retro effect?
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 8:46 PM IST

Budget 2018: Modi govt aims to generate 3 billion man-days of employment

Government banks on social schemes to make employment statistics more rosy

Budget 2018: Modi govt aims to generate 3 billion man-days of employment
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 8:25 PM IST

Budget 2018: Govt putting focus on agri sector; big boost for infra

Agriculture credit has been increased by 10%-or Rs 1 trillion - Rs 11 trillion for 2018-19

Image
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 8:22 PM IST

Thankfully, only one more year to go: Rahul Gandhi on Budget 2018

Congress President said four years of the NDA regime are over but it continues to only promise farmers about a fair price to their produce

Thankfully, only one more year to go: Rahul Gandhi on Budget 2018
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 8:22 PM IST

10-yr bonds fall as Budget 2018 sets larger deficit target of 3.3% for FY19

Shares initially sold off after Jaitley announced a new capital gains tax on long-term equity investments

10-yr bonds fall as Budget 2018 sets larger deficit target of 3.3% for FY19
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 8:15 PM IST

Jaitley's Budget 2018 has betrayed Narendra Modi govt's stress: Here's how

The finance minister's switch to Hindi for those segments of the Budget that addressed the 'social sector' concerns was possibly to ensure what he had to offer went home

Jaitley's Budget 2018 has betrayed Narendra Modi govt's stress: Here's how
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 8:10 PM IST

Budget 2018: 29% cut in Cabinet ministers' travelling, other allowances

There has been minor increase in budget for the Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

Budget 2018: 29% cut in Cabinet ministers' travelling, other allowances
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 7:57 PM IST

Budget 2018: Home Ministry gets Rs 0.92 trillion allocation with 10.5% hike

The Border Security Force, which guards the Indo-Pak and Indo-Bangladesh border, has been allocated Rs 0.171 trillion

Budget 2018: Home Ministry gets Rs 0.92 trillion allocation with 10.5% hike
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 7:54 PM IST

Did Facebook, Budget 2018 just drive Bitcoin to a two-month low?

On the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange bitcoin fell to as low as $9,165, marking a more than 50 per cent fall from a peak of almost $20,000 hit in December

Did Facebook, Budget 2018 just drive Bitcoin to a two-month low?
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 7:51 PM IST

Budget 2018: MP's salaries are doubled, No change in Income Tax slab lefts middle-class disappointed

This new policy on salaries of lawmakers will effective from April 1. In his speech, he said: "The government is proposing changes in refixing salaries of Members of Parliament

Budget 2018: MP's salaries are doubled, No change in Income Tax slab lefts middle-class disappointed
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 7:49 PM IST

With focus on rural sector, Budget 2018 boosts Modi's re-election chances

Jaitley announced plans to introduce "the world's largest government funded health care programme", saying it would cover some 500 million of the country's poorest people

With focus on rural sector, Budget 2018 boosts Modi's re-election chances
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 7:45 PM IST

Union Budget 2018 proposals to drive prospects of agri-input companies

Companies like UPL, Rallis India, Dhanuka, PI industries, Coromandel and others are well placed to reap benefits

Union Budget 2018 proposals to drive prospects of agri-input companies
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 7:44 PM IST

Budget 2018: Agri credit target for FY19 up 10% at Rs 11 trillion, says FM

Jaitley reiterated the government's commitment to welfare of farmers saying that the emphasis is to generate higher income for farmers

Budget 2018: Agri credit target for FY19 up 10% at Rs 11 trillion, says FM
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 7:35 PM IST

Budget 2018's focus on pump-priming the economy should calm investor nerves

The immediate adverse impact of LTCG tax would be contained due to the grandfathering clause

Budget 2018's focus on pump-priming the economy should calm investor nerves
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 7:45 PM IST

Budget 2018: One-fourth of corporate fund raising should be through bonds

Yields shoot up as government misses fiscal target for 2017-18

Budget 2018: One-fourth of corporate fund raising should be through bonds
Updated On : 01 Feb 2018 | 7:25 PM IST