Page 39 - Budget 2020

India's GDP growth for FY20 maybe just 5%; lowest in 11 years

In nominal terms, India's gross domestic product is expected to grow at 7.5 per cent, a multi-decade low, suggesting that tax revenues and individual incomes may remain under stress

Over to the Budget

Advance estimates show growth revival remains a daunting task

Best of BS Opinion: Dealing with GST fraud, India's GDP growth, and more

With a fresh assessment of the state of the economy, all stakeholders would now look forward to the Union Budget to see how the government plans to revive growth

What lies ahead for bank stocks amid Middle East tensions, oil rally?

Besides, uncertainty over the capital infusion proposal for the public sector banks (PSBs) under the upcoming Union Budget for 2020-21 has also soured investor sentiment.

Agriculture to shipping, some ministries likely to see spending squeeze

The official data shows that, for example, the agriculture ministry has spent 49 per cent of its budgeted expenditure till November-end, compared to 70 per cent for the same period last year

Public finances: Something doesn't add up

Revenues for 2019-20 projected in the July Budget simply cannot be realised

Action against corrupt shouldn't be seen as crackdown on India Inc: PM Modi

The target to nearly double the size of the economy to $5 trn is just a phase and the targets are bigger and higher, says Modi

SBI, PNB, BoB slip up to 4% as US-Iran tension push bond yields higher

Apart from higher yields, the mood at the financial counters was dampened on the report that the government may not propose fresh capital infusion under Union Budget 2020.

A credible Budget

Govt should transparently present the state of its finances

Budget 2020: I-T Act may allow seizure of trustees' personal assets

The new provision is likely to come in Budget next month

An agenda for the Budget

Even persons with savings are wary due to low growth in per capita income

No need for further corporation tax cuts, says Abhijit Banerjee

I think you have to get the demand side going... you need to get money in the hands of people who will spend it now, people who need the money, says Abhijit Banerjee

Govt cuts expenditure limit for March quarter as revenue collection falls

The government has asked all departments to restrict the expenses to 25 per cent of the Budget Estimate (BE) in January-March

Fiscal deficit at 3%: A sensible target despite questions about its origin

The number wasn't imported from the Maastricht Treaty, but is a synthesis of the experiences of various countries within and outside the accord

Best of BS Opinion: Budget 2020 expectations, setback for Tatas, and more

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Push for infrastructure

Financing projects will be the biggest challenge

20 key industrial, political and economic developments to expect in 2020

Where is the Sensex headed? will the economy turn around? what about sectors like auto, pharma, consumer goods and infra? Business Standard tells you what to expect in the new year

Slowdown set to worsen in 2020, but Budget may help turn the tide: CEO poll

Budget wish list: Income-tax cut, blueprint for investment push

What may lie ahead in 2020

Nobody can anticipate, let alone predict, what Mr Modi will do in 2020.

Modi says India will emerge stronger from slowdown, urges investments

India, once the poster child of economic growth in the developing world, grew at the slowest pace in six years during the July-September quarter.