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  Delhi Budget to be symbol of people-centric governance: Manish Sisodia

  Politics | February 15, 2017 19:12 IST

  Delhi government's budget for the year 2017-18 will be a symbol of people-centric governance, said Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Sisodia said preparations for this year's budget had already begun

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  Budget 2017-18: Penalty of equal amount for receiving cash over Rs 3 lakh

  February 05, 2017 11:35 IST

  In a move aimed at keeping a vigil at black money, a steep penalty awaits those accepting cash in excess of Rs 3 lakh, beginning April 1, to settle any transaction. A ban on cash

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  Industry gets the jitters over Budget proposal to arm tax officers with more powers

  February 02, 2017 18:09 IST

  Government’s proposal to arm tax officers with sweeping powers to conduct searches and surveys has sparked a sense of jitteriness in the industry.

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  Budget proposals on transparency in political funding inconsequential: ADR

  Politics | February 02, 2017 16:10 IST

  The government has imposed a Rs 2,000 upper limit for cash donations political parties.

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  BJP lauds FM Jaitley for ‘transformational’ Budget; ‘damp squib’, says Opposition

  Politics | February 01, 2017 20:28 IST

  Third full Budget of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley prompted sharp responses from political parties as it came on the heels of Centre’s demonetisation drive that created a huge cash crunch in the country.

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  Real estate sector cheers Budget 2017, mixed reactions from India Inc.

  February 01, 2017 20:06 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday presented Union Budget 2017-18 with a focus on infrastructure, real estate and rural sector while cutting down tax rates for low income earners and Small and Medium Scale Enterprises.

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  Budget 2017-18 gives a boost to affordable housing

  February 01, 2017 17:22 IST

  The Budget that was being touted as a make-or-break one for the future of India, and the Government made some big announcements on the infrastructure front and also on beneficial changes to the affordable housing

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  Disappointed with Budget, RSS' labour wing plans demonstrations in protest

  February 01, 2017 16:46 IST

  BMS, a labour body linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, today described the Union Budget as disappointing, directing its affiliates to hold demonstrations against it.

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  Budget 2017-18: Govt to infuse Rs 10,000 cr in BharatNet in 2017-18

  February 01, 2017 15:53 IST

  Aiming to make India a less cash economy, the government today said it will pump Rs 10,000 crore in 2017-18 in its BharatNet project to lay optical fibre cables (OFC). "Under the BharatNet Project, OFC

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  Post-note ban data will be used to widen tax net: Arun Jaitley

  February 01, 2017 15:24 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that India was largely a tax non-compliant society as the direct tax collections were not commensurate with the pattern of India's income and consumption, and added that the

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  Budget 2017-18: Full text of FM Arun Jaitley’s speech in Parliament

  February 01, 2017 15:42 IST

  Here is the full Budget speech by Finance Minister Aruna Jaitley in Parliament.

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  Budget 2017-18: MGNREGA gets highest ever allocation, FM eyes 100 pc rural electrification by May 2018

  India | February 01, 2017 14:56 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that the pace of construction of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) roads has accelerated to reach 133 km roads per day in 2016-17, as against an average

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  Budget 2017-18: What to get cheaper, what to become dearer

  February 01, 2017 14:53 IST

  Despite Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s assurance that his proposals on excise and customs duties will not result in any significant loss or gain to the exchequer, the fine print suggests a host of items can

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  Budget 2017-18: 10 big announcements made by FM Arun Jaitley

  February 01, 2017 13:54 IST

  Here are 10 important announcements made by Arun Jaitley in Budget.

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  3.7 cr individuals filed tax returns in 2015-16, 99 lakh showed income below exemption limit: Arun Jaitley

  February 01, 2017 13:30 IST

  While presenting the Budget 2017-18 in Parliament, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today revealed that in 2015-16, a total of 3.7 crore individuals filed for tax returns. Amongst these 3.7 crore persons, as many as

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  Budget Trivia: Lesser known facts about Union Budget of India

  February 01, 2017 10:41 IST

  Budget 2017-18 is going to be special as the government is breaking away from the colonial-era tradition of presenting the Union Budget on the last working day of February. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present