Budget 2017 18 - Latest News, Analysis, Opinion

The Ministry of Urban Development got an allocation of Rs 34,212 crore, marginally up from the last fiscal year

Budget 2017: Expectations, Relevance For E-commerce Industry

Rajeev Sinha

In order to bring more multinational companies under the tax net, the government seems to be broadening of tax net

There Are Big Expectations From Each Segment Of The Society

BVR Mohan Reddy

The upcoming budget for the year 2017-18 will be a unique one for multiple reasons and there is big expectation from every segment of the society. One of the noticeable aspect of this budget will be that it will have the railway budget merged with the general union budget

There Should Be More Tax Incentives To Homebuyers

Gaurav Jain

While first time homebuyers should be incentivised with more tax incentives for securing loans, the government should increase the tax deduction limit for housing loans

Supreme Court To Hear Plea Seeking To Defer Annual Budget

The Supreme Court said on Friday it would hear a plea at the start of next week that seeks to postpone the government's annual budget, due to be delivered on February 1, until after five forthcoming state elections are held

EC Seeks Govt's Response On Procedure Followed To Delay Budget In 2012

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The Election Commission has sought fresh details from the Cabinet Secretariat, including the procedure followed by the government to delay the presentation of the Union Budget in 2012

How Budget 2017 Can Make India More "Retirement Ready"

Aniruddha Bose

The obvious way in which the government can help make India more Retirement Ready is by reducing income tax burdens, thereby increasing disposable incomes

‘Tax Exemption Slab Should Increase To Rs 3 Lakh’

Dr. Mahesh Gupta

For individual tax payers, we are expecting the government to increase the tax exemption slab from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 3 lakh. There may also be a reduction in the tax rates

How Will Budget Help In Creating More Jobs?

Sujata Sangwan

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Nilanjan Roy, Head of Times Business Solution, Times Jobs, draws attention to the fact that education is 'so out of synch with industry's needs'

Wish List And Pre-Budget Expectations Of Startups, IT, Services Sector

Sujata Sangwan

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Demonetisation has hardly affected the IT sector and it has been continuously growing, says Amalendu Mukherjee, MD of Fourth Dimension Solutions

Budget Date Decided Much In Advance Of Poll Schedule: Jaitley

FM Arun Jaitley says the date for presenting the Union Budget on February 1 was decided much in advance of the EC's announcement of Punjab polls three days later, dismissing Opposition allegation that the budget was scheduled keeping in view the state elections

Budget Session Of Parliament To Begin From January 31

The Budget session of Parliament was on Saturday convened to start from January 31, a day before the Union Budget is likely to be presented

Election Commission Seeks Centre's Response On Opposition Protest Over Budget Timing