Union Budget 2017

Income-tax department confirms status on bank deposits up to Rs 2.5 lakh during demonetisation

There were fears on whether they would be subject to scrutiny by the I-T department for deposits after demonetisation.

Feb 6, 2017

ELSS could see spike in inflows after slowdown in December 2016

Net inflows into ELSS, which qualify for deduction u/s 80C, dipped after rising from July 2016 to November 2016, reveals Amfi data.

Feb 6, 2017

RBI monetary policy meeting on February 8 crucial after Union Budget 2017

The sixth bi-monthly monetary policy statement of RBI on February 8 will come after Union Budget 2017; comments on demonetisation and rate cut will be key.

Feb 3, 2017

Union Budget 2017: Review by top Indian and global analysts, bankers

An update by Zapr, which tracks media content viewership, says 24.4 million people watched FM Arun Jaitley's Union Budget 2017 speech.

Feb 2, 2017

IRCTC, IRFC and IRCON poised for IPO in FY2018; here are the financial highlights of the rail PSUs

FM Arun Jaitley in his Union Budget 2017 speech said that rail PSUs IRCTC, IRCON and IRFC would be listed on stock exchanges in FY2018.

Feb 2, 2017

Budget 2017: Allocation for children didn't even meet NPAC's conservative recommendation

The budgetary allocation for children for the 2017-18 has been 3.32 per cent, the same to that of 2016-17 though there has been an incremental increase of less than rs 10,000 crore.

Feb 1, 2017

Budget 2017: What Arun Jaitely announced for development of sports

Overall, the allocation for sports development has increased but Jaitley made some big cut in the allocation for promotion of sports among the disabled as well as the National Sports Development Fund.

Feb 1, 2017

Budget 2017: What the MSME sector said about Arun Jaitley's announcements

The move is good but the bigger responsibility post demonetisation is to bring back the employment, said an expert.

Feb 1, 2017

Union Budget 2017 updates: How the tech industry reacted to FM Arun Jaitley's announcements

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced new norms for the Union Budget 2017-2018 on February 1, and here's how the tech industry responded.

Feb 1, 2017

Union Budget 2017: Highlights without mumbo jumbo

The Union Budget 2017 has incentives for individual tax payers, relief for rail passengers and listing plans for rail PSUs.

Feb 1, 2017

FM Arun Jaitley defence allocation is 'satisfactory,' says Solar Industries director, R D Vakil

Here is what FM Arun Jaitley had for the defence sector.

Feb 1, 2017

Union Budget 2017: Startups hail Arun Jaitley budget, as Fintech firms set to party!

The union budget 2017 saw three key initiatives for startups being announced which does not only give startups more benefits but also better credit availability

Feb 1, 2017

Union budget railways 2017: Key takeaways from Arun Jaitley's announcements

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced a corpus fund for rail safety, which will be Rs 1 lakh crore, mobilised over five years.

Feb 1, 2017

Union Budget 2017 real estate: Infrastructure status to affordable housing will boost property sector, say experts

Real estate experts praise Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for granting infrastructure status to affordable housing in Union Budget 2017.

Feb 1, 2017

Union Budget 2017: FM Arun Jaitley skips reference to hike in allowances as proposed by 7th Pay Commission

In his Union Budget 2017, FM Arun Jaitley skips commenting on raising allowances as recommended by the 7th pay commission for Central government employees.

Feb 1, 2017

Union Budget 2017 Income Tax highlights: FM Arun Jaitley halves income tax for common man, but puts burden on high-earners

Many salaried people have reason to rejoice, because the income tax rate has been reduced from 10 percent to 5 percent in the Rs 2.5-5 lakh income slab.

Feb 1, 2017

Union Budget 2017: Highlights of railway budget; withdrawal of service charge on railway bookings and safety fund

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's rail budget focussed on rail safety and improving infrastructure. Apart from allocating a massive corpus for rail safety the railways is also looking to eliminate unmanned broad guage to increase safety

Feb 1, 2017

Union Budget 2017 Highlights: Here is FM Arun Jailtley's speech, key takeaway is Income Tax cuts

FM Arun Jaitley presents Union budget 2017-2018, Railway budget, here are highlights and key points/takeaways from the speech.

Feb 1, 2017

Union Budget 2017: This is what Bollywood producers and distributors expect from the government

As Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents the Union Budget 2017 on Wednesday, February 1, Bollywood producers and distributors of the entertainment sector are hopeful they will benefit

Feb 1, 2017

Budget 2017: List of important terms you need to know to follow the Budget

Do you know all these terms related to Union Budget? The Budget of 2017-18 will be presented on Wednesday (February 1) by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Feb 1, 2017