The focus on infrastructure spending to revive the capex cycle should see higher allocations for roads, railways, power programmes
The PM also rejected criticism of providing jobless growth, saying "lies" were being spread about employment generation
The revised support for 2017-18 will be 13% less than the Revised Estimates (RE) of Rs 463.5 billion in 2016-17
The automotive industry wishes for fewer GST slabs for vehicles and streamlining of compliance processes. Automotive component GST rates may be standardised to 18%.
The government is aiming to contain fiscal deficit for the current fiscal at 3.2 per cent of GDP
The government is already under pressure to lower the corporate tax rate to 25%, especially after US rates were cut from 35% to 21%
Goyal also said that the Mumbai local train would soon be revamped and all issues would be solved in the coming five years
The Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations has also demanded increased funds for street animal care through the Animal Welfare Board of India
The significance of this is the commencement of printing of documents related to the budget
On the criticism related to demonetisation and GST, Modi said his government's achievements were much beyond these two reforms
The apparel export body has made around 8-10 demands ahead of the Budget 2018
It is imperative for the country to ensure the development of requisite skills to reap its demographic dividend advantage, and Budget 2018 could play a very important role in this
Expecting sops and concessions from the Budget 2018
Budget 2018 is one where expectations of the common man are riding high.
Through this, the government will address inverted duty structures-finished goods facing lower duty than the inputs that go into them
To make the business scenario more conducive, it is important that the rationalisation of corporation tax continues in line with the pre-defined road map, say industry leaders
Industry also seeks higher tax benefits for home buyers, especially as the unit prices in metro cities are higher
GST collections have been coming down and reached a low of Rs 800 billion in November
The chief Business Officer of 99acres.com lists the various demands of the real estate sector from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Union Budget 2018-19 and explains how they could help the sector
The changes will be effective from January 25; 15 states to start intra-state e-way bill from February 1