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Skilling rural youth gets Rs 1,500 crore boost
Jaitley highlighted that less than 5% of India's potential work force gets skill training to be employable
 "Skilling rural youth gets Rs 1,500 crore boost")
Budget 2015: A layer of jam for individual empowerment
The Government has coined the acronym - JAM which stands for Jan Dhan Yojana (the bank account effort), Aadhaar and Mobile, in some ways representing the confluence of money, identity and mobility
Budget evokes mixed response from global rating agencies
Budget has prioritised growth over fiscal consolidation but it may not have any impact on the country's sovereign rating, says Moody's
 "Budget evokes mixed response from global rating agencies")
FM likely to re-introduce Infra bonds; hike medical reimbursement
Survey of top tax consultancies suggests that while the budget may not unveil any big bang reforms on personal taxation front, there will be some populist announcements
 "FM likely to re-introduce Infra bonds; hike medical reimbursement")
Surcharge of 2% on super-rich replaces wealth tax
Surcharge will yield Rs 9,000 crore to the exchequer
 "Surcharge of 2% on super-rich replaces wealth tax")
Snip that tax outgo
If EPF and home loan do not exhaust the 80C limit, use ELSS and PPF
 "Snip that tax outgo")
Budget unlikely to impact credit rating: Agencies
S&P, Fitch and Moody's cite lack of structural reforms in Budget
 "Budget unlikely to impact credit rating: Agencies")
The Budget and us
Expectations were built up that the minister will increase the minimum tax deductible slab from Rs 2.50 lakh, but no such thing was done.
 "The Budget and us")
Shubha Mudgal and Vikas Bahl on what budget means to them
Union Budget 2015-16 was presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today
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Corporation tax reduction not to benefit most Indian IT players
Infy may see some marginal benefits as its effective tax rate is higher than 25%
 "Corporation tax reduction not to benefit most Indian IT players")
Jaitley's 'less aspiring' fiscal consolidation strategy negative for ratings: Fitch
Says the medium-term fiscal consolidation strategy is less aspiring than in the past
Service tax to add to MF distributors' woes
Will eat 14% into their income
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The Budget doesn't change our positive view on India: Samir Arora
Interview with Founder and Fund Manager, Helios Capital
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Budget Impact: Major fillip for skill development and social protection schemes
Financial inclusion and vocational education get a boost, says a PwC analysis
 "Budget Impact: Major fillip for skill development and social protection schemes")
Budget Impact: Investment-friendly measures for industry, infra development
A non-adversarial tax regime and sops to push growth, says a PwC analysis
 "Budget Impact: Investment-friendly measures for industry, infra development")
Budget Impact: Emphasis on tax compliance, GST rollout; pet projects get their dues
It remains to be seen how initiatives for curbing black money, Make in India and GST deliver, says a PwC analysis
 "Budget Impact: Emphasis on tax compliance, GST rollout; pet projects get their dues")
Budget Impact: 12 stocks to watch out for
The impact is most on companies catering to the infrastructure, housing and financial sectors
Cab rides may cost more as service tax looms
Budget has clarified that any company providing service under the aggregator model will be liable to pay service tax effective from March 1
 "Cab rides may cost more as service tax looms")
Budget cuts petroleum subsidy by half
Oil firms capital expenditure is seen rising 5% to Rs 76,565 cr
 "Budget cuts petroleum subsidy by half")
New PSL norms not encouraging enough to take WoS route: Foreign Banks
Easing of priority sector norms were key to enable foreign lender to convert their branches in subsidiaries
 "New PSL norms not encouraging enough to take WoS route: Foreign Banks")