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At pre-Budget 2018 meet, states flag drop in revenue on GST roll out

Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal asked the Centre to announce a farm debt waiver for the entire country

Budget 2018 must stimulate agri sector to help fertiliser firms, says Icra

The next budget needs to have several policy measures to give a stimulus to the agricultural sector, Icra said

Indian Budget's misplaced priorities

Why do we spend nearly Rs 4 trillion on defence while allocating just about one-fifth of that for education and one-eighth for health?

Budget 2018: From digitisation to NPAs, a lot expected for banking sector

PwC and Business Standard look at the current scenario in India's banking sector, the issues facing it and what the industry expects from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in upcoming Union Budget 2018-19

Budget 2018: Govt may raise health spending by 11%, less than requested

Nadda sought a 'bare minimum' budget of nearly $10 billion for 2018-19, which is 33% higher than last year

FM Arun Jaitley chairs pre-Budget 2018 meet with state finance ministers

The Union Budget for 2018-19 will be presented in Parliament on February 1

Budget 2018: India eyes doubling of foreign tourists to 20 mn by 2020: Alphons

India is doing very well internationally and is 13th in terms of foreign tourists arrival and 7th in the Asia Pacific, the minister said

Budget 2018: Expect govt to target fiscal deficit at 3% of GDP, says report

The FY19 Union Budget is expected to be a populist and more spending towards social sectors

Budget 2018: Govt cuts extra loans to Rs 200 bn, FY18 fiscal deficit could reach 3.4%

In December last year, the Centre had stated that it would raise an additional Rs 500 billion from the market in this financial year

Budget 2018: Why LTCG tenure should be increased, and STCG scrapped

A suggestion for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before Union Budget 2018-19 would be to increase the definition of period of holding from one year to two years

Budget 2018: Retailers seek industry status, simple GST, better FDI norms

The industry is also seeking relaxed FDI regime for multi-brand retail trade as also incentives to be provided for setting up warehousing and cold-chain storage facilities

Budget 2018: As jobs remain big headache, govt looks at tax tweaks for fix

One way the government could give job creation a boost is by tweaking taxation laws to provide companies an incentive for hiring

Budget 2018: Modi govt targets disinvestment receipts of Rs 900 billion

The ONGC-HPCL deal is likely to fetch the government Rs 300 billion, the report said quoting sources

Budget 2018: Will infra industry get an allocation boost from FM Jaitley?

Industry wants the government to focus on reducing timelines from project conception to completion

FY18 direct tax collection rises 19% owing to lower refunds, demonetisation

This could be attributed to lower refunds, to the tune of Rs 1.22 trillion, against Rs 1.34 trillion at this time a year before

Budget 2018: Full text of all Budget speeches delivered since Independence

Arun Jaitley is the 24th finance minister to present India Budget on the floor of the House since Independence. Before Budget 2018, as many as 88 Union Budgets, including interim, have been presented

Budget 2018: Railways to install escalators, lifts at all major stations

Railways recently revised the criteria for making urban and suburban stations eligible for installation of escalators

Budget 2018: Why India merged Railway, Union Budget in 2017

NITI Aayog report stated that as the size of the Railway Budget has shrunken when compared to the overall general budget, presenting the Railway Budget separately is not required

Budget 2018: Drop GST rate on biodiesel from 18% to 5%, demands industry

Levy on Biodiesel has gone from 6% in excise duty to 18% in GST

Budget 2018: Will Modi govt fulfil housing expectations of millions?

To provide relief to home buyers as well as encourage investment in under-construction properties