Investors and manufacturers have long advocated the GST.
IMF MD Christine Lagarde hailed the government's latest Budget.
Exports in February fell to $21.55 billion compared with $25.35 billion a year ago
Will RBI chief have the final say, in the form of a veto
Government, RBI sign pact to target CPI at 4%.
Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget in Parliament on Saturday.
Inflation is on a declining trend, Eco Survey stated.
India's decrepit state-run train services stand to receive at least a 25 percent boost in investment to over $9 billion.
India's decrepit state-run train services stand to receive at least a 25 per cent boost in investment to over $9 billion.
Total subsidy bill could come down to around Rs 2 trillion.
A collapse in global oil prices has unleashed a wave of monetary easing.
FM is seen to step up the pace of sales of state assets and curb spending
Budget is widely seen as a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
India's industrial output unexpectedly contracted 4.2 percent year-on-year in October, dragged down by a fall in the manufacturing and the capital goods sector, government data showed on Friday.
The government holds stakes ranging from 56% to 84% in 27 state-run banks.
Official GDP data for the second quarter of the current fiscal year ending March are due to for release this Friday.
In a speech, Jaitley said that while he expected to hit targeted levels for direct taxes, reaching the goal for indirect taxes would be a "challenge".
Road projects alone worth $10 billion face delays over land disputes and other clearances.
October shipments to India, the world's No.2 gold consumer behind China, jumped to about 150 tonnes from less than 25 tonnes a year earlier and 143 tonnes in September, a finance ministry official said last week.
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