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Ajay Shah: Nothing exceptional at all

The Budget has failed to build an atmosphere of tangible optimism

Akash Prakash: Credible but badly packaged

The market will breathe a sigh of relief that there was no change in the long-term capital gains tax, or that rumours of gift tax and estate duty re-appearing were plain wrong

Sukumar Mukhopadhyay: Fostering ease of doing business

An indirect tax Budget so positive that it is almost thrilling

Mukesh Butani: A big tax overhaul

A slew of proposals have got unprecedented attention in this Budget

Claude Smadja: A good balancing act

Budget sends reassuring message on the sustainability of gradual reform

Mr Jaitley delivers

For next year, Mr Jaitley has managed the difficult feat of sticking to the fiscal correction track despite the burden of the Pay Commission's award

Shekhar Gupta: Budget 2016 shows Modi is a reformer in retreat

The loss in Bihar has forced a change in NDA's market positioning

Rathin Roy: Focus on reforms, fiscal commitments

This government has stayed the course on unglamorous reforms and tax proposals

Budget 2016-2017: Key Highlights

The most salient measures that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented in his Budget

Budget: Social Justice Ministry allocated Rs 7,350 cr

Tribal Affairs Ministry gets a higher budgetary allocation of Rs 4,826 cr

Budget 2016: Lacks both vision and conviction says, Rahul Gandhi

However, he thanked FM for accepting his recommendation on removing import duty on braille paper

Budget brings 2 new cesses; more revenue from levy at Rs 23,000 cr

The cess, which will be effective from June 1, 2016, will help finance and promote initiatives to improve agriculture

Budget 2016: No big idea but fiscal consolidation good, says Chidambaram

He said budget has disappointed every section of people equally and is a wasted opportunity

Its a luke warm Budget for social media

Garners low number of tweets, virtual absence on Facebook

Multinationals may take retro tax settlement offer

The MNCs stand to gain as govt has offered to waive interest and penalty; and a falling rupee will reduce payout by another 20%

Budget 2016: Aviation stocks fall on proposed higher levy on ATF

The excise duty on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) is to be hiked to 14% from 8%

Budget 2016: Advani terms it 'one of the best so far'

The BJP patriarch said at a time when the global economy remains weak, India's growth is laudable

Budget 2016: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan gets Rs 9,000 crore

The mission is a national campaign, covering 4,041 statutory cities and towns

Budget 2016: Marginal cut in DAE funds, Rs 3,000 cr for nuclear power

The DAE have been collected Rs 1.06 crore less than previous year

Budget proposes options and index futures in commodities

Sebi to ask exchanges to upgrade their risk management standards in line with those of stock exchanges