Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is expected to unveil provisions to make things move fast in positive direction and to continue the momentum to energise the lenders.
The issue of job crisis has the potential to harm the electoral prospects of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the crucial upcoming elections.
One of the key moves expected from this budget would be to reduce deterrents and incentivise enablers for expansion of the digital payment/lending ecosystem.
At the age of 22, Arun Jaitley was put behind bars by the Indira Gandhi government in 1975 after the imposition of the Emergency in the country.
Consumer products now become cheaper or costlier when GST Council decides to do so in its regular meetings.
The defence expert opines that a decent defence allocation is as crucial as proper utilisation of funds allocated, among other factors.
Economic Survey for 2017-18 claimed that India could reclaim the tag of world's fastest-growing major economy in the coming year.
The economy, said the survey for 2017-18, will grow on the back of major reforms which would be strengthened further in the next financial year.
Shashi Tharoor said this while reacting to PM Modi’s recent statement slamming opposition criticism him for not doing enough to create jobs.
The first leg of the session will be between January 29 and February 9 during which the government will present the economic survey on January 29, followed by the Union Budget on February 1.
The Union Budget 2018-19 will be presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday. On Monday, the Economic Survey will be presented in Parliament.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the Budget 2018 on February 1, enlisting government’s income and expenditure presenting an elaborate account before the Parliament.
Even as the stage is set for the last full-fledged budget of the Modi Government, the people have their hopes pinned on the Government for a budget that could match their expectations.
The Budget, to be the last for the BJP in view of the general elections due in the first half of 2019, usually has two main components.
Safety and passenger amenities are likely to get top billing in the rail budget -- merged with the general budget since the last fiscal.
The Centre may dole out incentives to promote electric vehicles in the country by considering lower GST and extending tax benefit for buyers in this week's Budget for 2018-19, say sources.
The budget this time around will be the biggest economic event of the year, which is going to be Narendra Modi government’s fifth and final full fledged budget of its present term in office.
Parliament's budget session will kick off with the presentation of the Economic Survey 2017-18 on Monday, January 29, followed by the Union Budget 2018-19 on February 1.
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