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A look at this year's Budget Biggies
India TV News Desk | Mar 1, 2016, 7:07 PM IST New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday presented the Narendra Modi government's second full Budget in the Lok Sabha, which the Prime -
Facing flak, govt says will consider rollback of tax on EPF withdrawals
India TV Business Desk | Mar 1, 2016, 6:45 PM IST New Delhi: Under all-round attack following its Budget proposal to tax 60 per cent of withdrawals from provident fund and a ceiling on employers -
Markets bet big on RBI rate cut, Sensex rallies over 777 points
India TV Business Desk | Mar 1, 2016, 4:08 PM IST New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's decision to stick to the fiscal deficit targets of 3.9 per cent and 3.5 per cent for this year as well as -
PPF withdrawal out of tax ambit ; only interest to be taxed in EPF: Govt
India TV Business Desk | Mar 1, 2016, 1:37 PM IST New Delhi: Seeking to dispel fears of the salaried class, the government today clarified the popular public provident fund (PPF) scheme will continue -
Budget 2016: Despite a hike of around 10%, 'defence' fails to find a mention in
Raj Singh | Mar 1, 2016, 12:26 PM IST New Delhi: In a surprising move, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley did not mention allocation to defence sector in his budget speech delivered in Lok -
Budget 2016: MEA allocated Rs 14,662 crore
PTI | Feb 29, 2016, 9:06 PM IST New Delhi: The External Affairs Ministry was allocated Rs 14,662 crore in the Union Budget, a cut of Rs 378 crore compared to last year, even as the -
Budget 2016: Rs 900 crore for Law Ministry for administration of justice
PTI | Feb 29, 2016, 8:43 PM IST New Delhi: In a bid to help speed up disposal of pending cases, the Law Ministry has been provided with Rs 900 crore in the Union Budget for -
Budget 2016: Prices of mobile phones, tablets and laptops may rise
India TV News Desk | Feb 29, 2016, 7:09 PM IST New Delhi: After the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today, it is being estimated that the mobile -
Budget 2016: For every Re in govt kitty, 21 paise to come from borrowing
PTI | Feb 29, 2016, 6:31 PM IST New Delhi: For every rupee in the government coffer, 21 paise will come from market borrowing in 2016-17, while 19 paise would be spent towards -
Budget 2016: Tax proposals belie market hopes, Sensex down by 152 points
PTI | Feb 29, 2016, 5:47 PM IST Mumbai: The Union Budget 2016 fell short of the crease for markets as the benchmark Sensex ran up heavy losses following a series of tax proposals -
Budget 2016 draws bouquets from industry, brickbats from opposition
India TV Business Desk | Feb 29, 2016, 5:46 PM IST New Delhi: The Union Budget for the year 2016-17 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, his second full budget in the government's tenure, has -
Budget 2016: Air India to receive Rs 1,713 crore govt funding
PTI | Feb 29, 2016, 4:56 PM IST New Delhi: National carrier Air India, which is expected to slash its net losses by around 40 per cent this fiscal, will receive Rs 1,713 crore