The Bill could be introduced in Lok Sabha very soon.
'The stimulus message was tagged on to what was meant to be an exhortation to self-reliance, glossing over the near impossibility of merging the immediate requirement of relief for a huge population and a questionable strategy for the future trajectory of a large economy aspiring to superstardom,' points out Shreekant Sambrani.
The Budget and related appropriation bills were passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday.
The rupee bounced back by 10 paise to end at 68.62 on Friday.
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh will present the Union Budget for 2003-04 in Parliament at 1100 hours on Friday, it was officially announced on Thursday.
However, no refund of the premium will be given in case of cancellation of the ticket
At present, there are 362 major ongoing railway projects across the country.
In his tax proposals he announced that there will be no change in the rates of personal income tax. He further announced that there will be no new taxes on income.
If, as promised, the refunds are done within 24 hours it will obviate one of the biggest reasons that taxpayers distrust the tax department -- delayed refunds especially in cases of large refunds.
The government on Thursday announced a new 24-hour TV channel dedicated to agriculture sector with an outlay of Rs 100 crore for providing real-time information to farmers.
The department of investment and public asset management is scouting for investment bankers and legal advisors to carry forward the transactions.
'More a show that you are doing something in the Budget even if that something never actually comes to pass,' notes Nitin Desai.
The government on Wednesday said it will raise Rs 72,500 crore through disinvestment of PSUs, including listing of three railway PSUs IRCTC, IRFC and IRCON, and proposed merger and consolidation to create globally competitive public sector units.
The government will take special efforts to ensure adequate credit flow to underserved areas -- the eastern states and Jammu-Kashmir, he added.
What is required from government is intellectual framework.
The first Budget of Independent India was presented by R K Shanmukham Chetty on November 26, 1947.
Presenting the Budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal also said Rs 35,000 crore has been given under the One Rank One Pension scheme in the last three years.
To give impetus to the real estate sector, Goyal proposed to extend the period of exemption from levy of tax on notional rent on unsold inventories from one year to two years.
General Budget is a terminology earlier used to differentiate between the Union Budget with the Railway Budget. Full-fledged budgets are titled "Union Budget", while interim Budgets are titled just that.
The government also proposed promoting 'one product one district' for better marketing and export of horticulture crops. It also called on states for early implementation of three key central model laws on land leasing, agriculture produce and livestock marketing and contract farming.
A social stock exchange, broadly, is understood to be a platform that allows investors to buy shares, bonds or units in a social enterprise that has been vetted by the exchange. These allow firms operating in sectors such as health, environment and transportation to raise risk capital.
Those involved in espionage scandal would not be spared.
If you are a senior citizen who is looking at earning regular returns without taking on too much risk, the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme is the place to be.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her second Budget a little more than a month from now. Like any other FM, Sitharaman will depend on her team of bureaucrats and advisors to frame and present the Budget.
Samridhi Bhardwaj analyses the dynamics of duty-free liquor allowance in India.
Globally, gold declined from the highest level.
Slamming the Union budget as 'insipid' and lacking in stimulus for growth, the Congress on Saturday said it does not address the main issue of unemployment and describes the mindset of the government.
Mudra Bank being launched on April 8.
The President may not have agreed with the government on many occasions. Not once was this ever made public -- though he told off ministers in private.
Rahul Gandhi said Modi should instil confidence in the employees and voters by withdrawing the proposal.
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