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Govt plans to boost Rs 13-trn tourism, travel sector in Budget 2018

India's tourism sector grew over 1% in the six months ending September

Budget to focus on infrastructure, rural sectors, says Arun Jaitley

In another event, he said improved macroeconomic fundamentals had placed India on the growth trajectory of 7-8 per cent

Remove long-term capital gains tax exemption: BSE

Bourse says exchequer could be losing Rs 49,000 cr a year

India has standardised itself for 7-8% growth rate, says Arun Jaitley

India is getting closer to a situation where the country can spend what it earns, and borrows relatively less: Jaitley

Fiscal deficit reaches 96% of FY18 target at October-end

During the same period of 2016-17, the deficit stood at 79.3 per cent of the target

Fiscal deficit crosses 96% of Budget estimates at the end of October

Apr-Oct fiscal deficit at Rs 5.25 lakh cr, compared with Rs 4.2 lakh cr in the same period a year earlier

Pre-Budget meetings to begin from December 5

The ministry will over December and January also meet other central government departments to finalise spending estimates for the next year

Budget 2018: Will Arun Jaitley do a Jaswant Singh?

The fifth Budget of any finance minister is usually important from an electoral point of view, keenly watched for what it doles out for voters

Budget deficit may rise in FY18 but will improve in years ahead: Moody's

Finance ministry is scheduled to review the deficit target for the current financial year next month

April-Oct fiscal deficit at 96% of Budget Estimate

The deficit for April-October last year was 79.3 per cent of the 2016-17 full-year target

Economy may grow by over 6.5% in FY18 as inflation eases: Arvind Panagariya

Reversing a 5-quarter slide in GDP growth, the economy bounced back from 3-year low to expand by 6.3% in July-Sept

FM Jaitley may present first post-GST Budget on February 1: Govt official

Only proposals for changes in direct taxes, both personal income tax and corporate tax, besides customs duty, are likely to be presented in the Budget along with new schemes and programmes of the govt

States spend Rs 77,487 crore on police forces in 2015-16: Report

Expenditure on police constituted 3% of the total Budget for states

Direct tax officials seek cut in collection target

Slide in investment raises fears of lower mop up of direct tax this financial year

Pensioners, India Inc may get tax breaks in Budget

No big-bang measures expected, say finance ministry officials

Central govt counts on divestment to deliver

Stake sale proceeds could exceed BE by as much as Rs 20k cr

Tweaking the fiscal road map

Already, 96% of the annual fiscal deficit target has been reached by the end of October 2017

Jaitley holds pre-Budget meet with trade unions, assures workers' welfare

He said govt wasfully committed to safeguarding the interests of the workers, especially those working in the MSME and the unorganised sector

Arun Jaitley starts pre-Budget meetings, discusses price volatility

Starting from Tuesday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is scheduled to meet representatives of different groups from various sectors

Corporation tax cut: Govt weighs hit to exchequer

There were corporate tax cuts only for small businesses announced in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 Budgets