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Palaniswami hails 'fairly balanced, farm and rural oriented Budget 2018

Lauds standard deduction of Rs 40,000, but says it falls short of people's expectations

Budget 2018: Exports likely to grow at 15% in FY 2017-18, says Jaitley

Cumulatively, exports during April-December 2017-18 grew by 12.05 per cent to $223.51 billion

Union Budget 2018-19 Announcements In Nutshell

Today our Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley presented the last Union Budget for the fiscal year 2018-19

Budget draws 'safety first' strategy for railways with largest ever capex

The Budget 2018 lays an increased emphasis on expanding the suburban railway of Mumbai by 90 kilometres and that of Bengaluru by 110 kilometres

Budget 2018: Customs duty on diamonds doubled, jewellery exports to be hit

Social welfare surcharge adds salt to wounds, country's mission to global trading hub to take a major beating

Budget 2018: Experts hail govt's move to support 5G test bed at IIT Madras

The centre at IIT-Chennai can work on the development of IoT and Machine to Machine applications which are relevant and best suited for India

Modi's election budget, high on rural spending, may push RBI to raise rates

Budget 2018 has focused on tamping down rural discontent ahead of elections, signalling higher government expenditure

Budget 2018: 15% import duty will make vehicles assembled in India costlier

The government also raised custom duty on specified parts/accessories of motor vehicles, motor cars, motor cycles from 7.5 per cent to 15 per cent

Budget 2018: Taxpayer base expanding but turnover not encouraging, says FM

FM Arun Jaitley further said, in FY 18, the government will be receiving GST revenue only for 11 months

Salary hike: President to now get Rs 500,000, V-P Rs 400,000 per month

The Vice President after revision in emoluments will draw a salary of Rs 400,000

Budget 2018: Govt earmarks Rs 100-bn for telecom infrastructure

500,000 wi-fi hotspots to be set up for rural citizens

Budget 2018 decoded: Lack of indexation on LTCG to hurt long-term investors

The thrust of the Budget is being seen as broadly populist but positive. This could mean a great deal of activity in the bond markets if it takes off

Budget 2018: Kejriwal slams 'step-motherly treatment' towards Delhi

BJP government at Center continues to treat Delhi residents as second-grade citizens, says Dy CM Manish Sisodia

Budget 2018 misses deficit target, FM taxes stock investors to woo votes

Apart from higher spending on farmers, Jaitley also announced tax breaks for small companies but brought back a levy on stock gains

Budget 2018: India plans to expand airport capacity 5-fold as traffic rises

Apart from augmenting airports in the main metropolitan cities of the country, the government will connect 56 unserved airports and 31 unserved helipads

Budget 2018: Why take a train when you can fly on an airplane

People in states like Rajasthan, West Bengal & Assam would benefit from the plan

India Inc hails Budget 2018, says focus on rural economy will create jobs

Assocham President Sandeep Jajodia said the Budget is on expected lines and provides support to sections of the society, where it was needed the most

Budget 2018: The grandfathering clause for LTCG was a masterstroke

Given the tone of Budget 2018, U R Bhatt doesn't think the government is in a mood to prepone the general elections

Budget 2018: Arun Jaitely announced friendly budget, 10 key highlights

Guess what? this time rising air pollution has also caught Jaitely's attention as he has announced a "special scheme" to tackle the problem.

Fiscal footsie: Jaitley's budget trades urban honeymoon for rural marriage

The three problems the FM is addressing are excess capacity in industry, slugging growth in small and medium enterprises and a general shortage of employment wrapped in an agrarian crisis