Going by the number of changes Mr Jaitley's next Budget is likely to see, he will go down in the history of Budget-making as the finance minister who ushered in the largest number of changes in a single Budget, says A K Bhattacharya.
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The BJP leadership believes these parties are flexing their muscles in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls for better seat-sharing deals.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the fiscal deficit slippage this financial year (2017-18) was largely statistical.
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'Well done, Mr Jaitley, now go and implement your schemes. No leakages, no lapses and no laziness.'
There are high hopes that the Budget for 2014-15 to be presented in Parliament may actually not tinker with the threshold limit or the other tax slabs but could provide reliefs by incentivising savings.
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Though not a blockbuster budget it does not undermine the fact that key issues were addressed and the finance minister certainly did not under-deliver, says Vatsal Srivastava.
Jaitley began his speech by saying that today is the auspicious day of Basant Panjami and that "spring is the season of optimism".
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A move to extend visas on arrival facility to 150 countries and make world heritage sites more tourist friendly has been welcomed.
The words that appeared more often in the speech included tax, income, lakh and crore.
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Economists believe government might settle for a higher fiscal deficit target of 4.5 per cent to fund capex.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget 2014 allows retail investors in India to have an affordable, liquid and convenient way to invest in real estate.
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The Hinduja brothers, who top Britain's rich list, said in a statement that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget had set the direction for a 'very positive long-term agenda'.
'The only good thing is people will not be required to maintain their medical bills and invest time in that.'
'The strategies outlined in Jaitley's Budget won't create the millions of jobs needed to dispel the despair and cynicism of militant youth in the Red Corridor running from Nepal to Tamil Nadu.'
The announcement of a deferral is expected to be part of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget speech on February 29.
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We have to wait and see whether Jaitley's Budget speech translates into actions and desired outcomes, says T N C Rajagopalan.
For 2017-18, the plan size has been pegged by the Railways at Rs 1,31,000 crore.
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Govt expects 15.8% growth in revenue collection this year.
he government will allow holders of black money abroad to declare their wealth.
An analysis of the frequency of various watchwords in the finance minister's Budget speech shows that he was perhaps trying to hold on to his ideas without treading on anybody else's toes, says A K Bhattacharya.
The armed forces are quite happy with the attention paid to their concerns, reports R S Chauhan.
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'The finance minister has told the BJP's core voters we are hearing you and we are sensitive to your aspirations.'
Measures may include tax slab and rate revisions for individuals, companies.
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