SP-Congress alliance is likely to consolidate Muslim vote in their favour.
The early tabling of the financial Budget ends a 70-year tradition.
A scrutiny of the PM's statements in the last 12 weeks lays bare a stunning lack of homework for a policy that has affected each of the 1.25 billion people of India.
Sops for middle class, poor and farmers on cards.
Whether or not such an overhaul will be carried out depends on the government's comfort level.
Such a move will help bring clarity to the Centre's estimates of the demonetised amount
The event will be significant for the Congress and Trinamool Congress leaderships, cementing the proximity during the winter session of Parliament.
Not all Opposition parties on board, say they are once bitten, twice shy.
Increase of 10% to 12% likely in a bid to improve citizens' mood after demonetisation.
Senior bureaucrats say the government has planned a 'feel-good' Budget after the 'pain' of demonetisation.
IDS-2 and raids to uncover black money stash keep receipts flowing
Many in the BJP believe that postponing the UP elections even by a month will allow the negative perception against demonetisation to dissipate.
Opposition parties think they have until New Year's Eve to build nationwide narrative against demonetisation.
On Thursday, the Business Advisory Committee of the Lok Sabha, which allocates time for the Bills and discussions to be taken up for the forthcoming week, met, but the government strategists didn't ask the members to allocate time for the GST Bills for the next week.
Munich-based Giesecke and Devrient supplies security features to the RBI for currency notes, and machines to bank branches across the country to detect counterfeits.
Measures may include tax slab and rate revisions for individuals, companies.
Budget planners for now have been told to prepare with the assumption that GST will apply from April 1.
While the government has the option of ensuring the passage of these Bills as money Bills, there are voices within the government advising discretion on the GST roll-out by April 1.
Branch networks will give preference to pensioners and labourers for withdrawing money.
A senior finance ministry source said making the use of debit cards and e-wallets compulsory across the board is legally untenable, but banks have been asked to insist their account holders use these instruments
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