Page 28 - Budget 2020

FPIs still waiting for RBI regulations on investments in InvITs, REITs

The norms for FPI investments in InvITs were relaxed in the July 2019 Budget session

LTCG, dividend distribution tax roll-back on top of Budget wishlist

Capital market players are hoping for a slew of changes that will make life easier for them in terms of taxation. Here are a few expectations

Budget 2020: Six major concerns that FM Sitharaman should address on Feb 1

Bringing down fiscal deficit to 3% in line with FRBM Act will be a major challenge for the govt

PM urges MPs to 'give direction' to economy; Oppn speaks of slowdown, CAA

The PM urged members to see how the country can gain from the prevailing global economic scenario

Budget 2020 on non-working day, no prospect of fresh exits for MF investors

This could put MF investors in a difficult spot if there is a sharp negative reaction from markets

Budget 2020: Congress to begin session with protest outside Parliament

The protest will be lodged ahead of the President's address to the joint sitting of Parliament in the Central Hall, heralding the start of the budget session, they said

Budget 2020: What does the Finance Minister have in store for the farmers?

Business Standard's Farm Editor, Sanjeeb Mukherjee joins this podcast to talk about Budget 2020 and India's agriculture sector

Budget: Jammu industry urges PM to grant special incentives for new units

The JCCI called for the intervention of the prime minister and said that Jammu province has been ignored and is being discriminated against ever since 1947

Budget 2020: Govt may trim PM-KISAN allocation by 20% to Rs 60k crore

The projection of the number of beneficiary farmers has also been pegged lower at 14 crore from the earlier 14.5 crore

Best of BS Opinion: Budget India needs, taxman's power under GST, and more

From why the Budget should be judged on delivering things like realism, fiscal prudence, fewer schemes and more governance to how the taxman has too much power under GST.

Budget 2020: Markets brace for Rs 8-trillion gross borrowing in FY21

Bond traders say the market wouldn't be perturbed if the government is not able to keep the fiscal glide path in mind and overshoots its targets by 0.5 percentage points

Consumption a better theme than capex-related bets: Shreyas Devalkar

SHREYAS DEVALKAR tells in an interview with Shreepad S Aute that he believes equities as an asset class would continue to remain attractive

India's fiscal experiments

The government will need to take a call on whether it wants to support growth - which is expected to slip to 5 per cent in the current year - or contain fiscal slippage

Needed: A boring Budget

The Budget should be judged on delivering boring principles - realism, fiscal prudence, fewer schemes and more governance

A taxing problem

The taxman has too much power in GST

Budget 2020: Telecom gear makers seek Rs 10k cr line of credit facility

The industry body has also demanded up to 75 per cent quota for locally-made telecom equipment to reduce imports

Will Budget 2020 be populist?

What you will see depends on what you're looking for

Investors place bets on roadbuilders in hope of boost in infra spending

Sitharaman outlined $1.5 trillion in infrastructure investment last month, of which federal and state govts will contribute at least 75%

FIIs rejig sectoral exposure ahead of Budget; pick pharma stocks, drop IT

Investors bet in anticipation of easing of regulatory issues in the pharma segment

Explained: What to expect, how to read this year's Union Budget document?

The Union Budget gives the account of the government's finances for the fiscal year that runs from April 1 to March 31