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Delhi Budget to be symbol of people-centric governance: Manish Sisodia
National | Feb 15, 2017, 07:12 PM ISTDelhi 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
Feb 05, 2017, 11:35 AM ISTIn 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
Feb 02, 2017, 06:09 PM ISTGovernment’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
National | Feb 02, 2017, 04:10 PM ISTThe 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
National | Feb 01, 2017, 08:28 PM ISTThird 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.
Feb 01, 2017, 08:06 PM ISTFinance 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
Feb 01, 2017, 05:22 PM ISTThe 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
Feb 01, 2017, 04:46 PM ISTBMS, 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
Feb 01, 2017, 03:53 PM ISTAiming 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
Feb 01, 2017, 03:24 PM ISTFinance 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
Feb 01, 2017, 03:42 PM ISTHere 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 | Feb 01, 2017, 02:56 PM ISTFinance 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
Feb 01, 2017, 02:53 PM ISTDespite 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
Feb 01, 2017, 01:54 PM ISTHere 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
Feb 01, 2017, 01:30 PM ISTWhile 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
Feb 01, 2017, 10:41 AM ISTBudget 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