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Budget 2020: Railways left high and dry with very little investment push

Gross budgetary support shows funds will rise by just Rs 2,163 cr in FY21 despite emphasis on infra

Budget 2020: DDT cut comes as a boon for firms, bane for shareholders

The move to remove DDT comes within months of the Centre lowering corporation tax from 30 per cent to 22 per cent

Budget 2020: Insurers, mutual funds fear impact from tax code nudge

Investors will have to forego tax benefits on several products if they switch to new regime

Decoding Budget: The impact of changes in rules, regulations in tax laws

An analysis by Nangia Andersen consulting

Budget 2020: Well-intentioned but could have done better, says BS jury

The Budget is an attempt to endow India with improved health and better access to education unleashing better infrastructure, says Rajnish Kumar

Defence budget up 5%, capital spending flat; pension budget zooms

Despite the large number of weapons systems due for procurement, capital allocation has been raised only marginally from Rs 115,350 crore in the current year to Rs 118,534 crore in 2020-21

15th FC report: Grant to local bodies, transparent reporting on debt, more

Here are the key points

What Budget 2020 could have been, had FM chosen to be fiscally professional

If only it were this…

Budget 2020: 15th Finance Commission report pulls no punches on key issues

The 15th FC forecast nominal gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2020-21 at 11%, but said the projection came with a "downward bias".

Budget 2020: 15th Finance Commission revives performance-linked incentives

To reward states for lower total fertility rate and better tax collection

Budget booster for transport, but no new idea for infrastructure

On Dec 31, the govt had unveiled an NIP worth Rs 1.03 trillion, listing around 6,500 projects across sectors

Budget 2020: Easier credit payment and compliance spell relief for MSMEs

To reduce the crunch in working capital for MSMEs, the minister proposed to amend the Factoring Regulation Act, 2011

In troubled economic environment, the proof of Budget will be in follow-up

The significant tax alleviation measures and plan to boost agricultural sector and improve farmers' conditions should have a direct positive impact

Budget at a glance: Here're the key numbers from Union Budget 2020

A snapshot of the key numbers released by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Union Budget 2020

Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman uses fiscal space to spur the economy

Widest deviation from fiscal deficit seen under Modi government

Naveen Patnaik critiques Budget 2020, frets over shrinking central tax pool

Counting the positives, he welcomed initiatives such as Krishi Rail and Krishi Udan

Budget 2020: Non-taxpaying NRIs to be taxed in India, says FM

At present, if an Indian or a person of Indian origin managed his stay in India such that he remained a non-resident in perpetuity, he was not liable to pay tax on his global income in India.

Budget 2020: A K Bhattacharya on major takeaways for the Indian economy

What did the finance minister have in the Budget for the Indian economy? Listen to the podcast to know

Budget 2020: Allocation for Environment Ministry up 5% to Rs 3,100 crore

Budget for pollution abatement, which was cut by 50 per cent last year from 2018-19, remained unchanged at Rs 10 crore.

Budget 2020: Govt cuts allocation for PM-Kisan by 27.5 pc for this fiscal

The projection of the number of beneficiary farmers has also been lowered to 14 crore from the earlier 14.5 crore