Budget 2018

Puducherry budget to be presented on July 2

The assembly which was adjourned sine die after a two-day meeting on June 5 has been reconvened to meet on July 2, the release added.

Budget 2018 proposals kick in from today: Here's what is costlier, cheaper

Here is a look at what will be cheaper and what will be costlier from today:

Amid din, Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 2018 without debate

In the recent past, the budget was passed without any discussion in 2013-14 and 2003-04.

January inflation rate cools down to 5.07%; industrial growth slows to 7.1% in December

India’s retail inflation for January has eased down to 5.07 per cent compared to 5.21 per cent in December 2017, according to the latest data released by the Central Statistics Office on Monday.

Tripura polls: Arun Jaitley releases BJP's vision document, says BJP main rival of Left Front

Rs 12,000-crore relief for salaried class, senior citizens in Union Budget, says Arun Jaitley

Replying to a debate on Budget 2018-19, the minister said that a lot of things have changed since the NDA government took office in May 2014.

Equity market sell off due to global cues, not LTCG tax: Finance Ministry

The top brass of the Finance Ministry argued that the sell-off in equity markets is due to a weak global sentiment and not because of LTCG tax.

Moody's sees no material impact of slippage in fiscal deficit

The government has revised its 2018-19 fiscal deficit projections to 3.3 per cent of GDP and for the current fiscal to 3.5 per cent of GDP, against original targets of 3 per cent and 3.2 per cent, respectively.

Indian equity indices plunge on opening, Sensex down by 400 points

According to market observers, negative global cues, along with heavy selling pressure in banking, capital goods, auto and oil and gas stocks, pulled the equity indices lower.

Budget's welfare thrust to be BJP's weapon in key state polls

The key budget provisions include the announcement of a minimum support price for farmers that will be 1.5 times of the cost incurred by them, a health insurance of Rs 5 lakh for 10 crore poor families.

Health care scheme a `jumla', government fooling people: Congress

Randeep Surjewala said two health insurance schemes have been brought by the Modi government and the proposed National Health Protection Scheme is now being billed as NaMocare by BJP leaders.

'Modicare' to cost Rs 12,000 crore annually, may be launched on August 15 or October 2: Officials

The 'National Health Protection Scheme' will be funded with 60 per cent contribution coming from the Central government and the remaining from the states.

Union Budget 2018: Standard deduction for salaried class rewards honest taxpayers, says Adhia

The standard deduction, which replaces tax-free transport allowance of Rs 1,600 per month (Rs 19,200 a year) and medical expense reimbursement of Rs 15,000 per annum, will accrue automatically to salaried class and pensioners.

India TV Samvaad on Budget: Hasmukh Adhia says middle class to be benefited most from Rs 40,000 standard deduction

When asked about why government left the personal income tax slabs unchanged, Hasmukh Adhia said, “Increasing tax limits will expunge taxpayers from tax bracket. There is a big loss in this.”

Piyush Goyal on India TV Budget Samvaad: Modernisation of railways will create jobs, ease of life

#BudgetWithIndiaTV: Speaking at the India TV Budget Samvaad, the railway minister heaped praises on the Union Budget 2018-19, presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday.

India TV Budget Samvaad: BJP created more jobs than it promised, says Shrikant Sharma

Shrikant Sharma today said that the government is taking several initiatives to prove jobs to the youth, and that more job opportunities have been created than what the party had promised.