Page 13 - Budget 2020

Small Bang theory: Irrational expectations, and uneventful Budget

Modi likes the budget to be a low-key, routine, annual statement of accounts. Big bang announcements can be made through the year, when it suits his politics

Steps in Budget should help lift India Inc's optimism: Edelweiss Group CEO

The finance minister wants to encourage people to move from savings to consumption

Nirmala Sitharaman's second Budget is a missed chance for the markets

Expectations of a growth stimulus have been belied

FM Nirmala Sitharaman's second Budget is falling short of expectation

The government should have increased allocations to the MGNREGA, PM-KISAN and rural infrastructure to raise incomes in rural areas

Budget 2020: Has FM Sitharaman done enough to address the slowdown?

It appears to incentivise consumption but also puts hurdles in its path

Budget 2020: E&Y analyses movement of stocks, gives key reasons behind it

Benefit of reduced corporate tax rate of 15% extended to newly set up domestic companies engaged in power generation

Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2020: Balancing act or leap of faith?

FM fights shrinking fiscal space by increasing non-tax revenue, freezing growth in subsidies

Investors' hopes dashed: Sensex tumbles 987.96 points on Budget day

There was no relief for Most sectors that had hoped for an impetus

Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget again reveals structural fiscal constraint

It recognises it cannot afford space for expansionary fiscal policy

Budget positive for market, will wait to see Monday reaction: FM Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman told the media she was confident of the divestment process gaining pace in the next six months

Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2020 is a disappointment at many levels

We may well end up with the same budgetary mess that we have experienced this year

Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2020: Trust, the new mantra in tax policy

The Centre's commitment to reduce harassment of a sound taxpayer reaffirmed

FM Nirmala Sitharaman's second Budget a missed opportunity

The government has wasted the chance to firmly establish its reform credentials

Fiscal rectitude or spending push? Budget attempts both, but half-heartedly

If more expenditure in the rural economy is the need of the hour to revive demand, it is debatable if such tax giveaways could have waited till GDP growth picks up a little

Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra's take on the best and worst things in Budget

To trigger creativity in cinema, the making of films has to become cheaper too

Budget has many measures, but growth revival needs more strategic thinking

Budget has a large number of measures, but they are useful in the small

Budget 2020 in 2 minutes: Fiscal deficit target, income tax rates, and more

The personal income tax has been simplified and reduced. Individuals will have to pay tax at the reduced rate of 10% for incomes of Rs 5-7.5 lakh, against the current rate of 20%

Measures in Budget 2020 to encourage long-term investments into India

Increasing corporate bond market participation from 5% to 15% of outstanding bonds will enable larger global funds into triple A credit.

Budget 2020: Scheme on I-T disputes won't cheer Vodafone and Cairn Energy

At present, there are 483,000 direct tax cases pending in various appellate forums i.e. Commissioner (Appeals), ITAT, High Court, and Supreme Court.

Textile designer K Radharaman's take on the best and worst things in Budget

The finance minister has been lucky that she is not presenting the Budget in the midst of the election season, this is a balanced Budget nevertheless