Page 6 - Budget 2020

Best of BS Opinion: Accessing foreign funds, E-commerce in India, and more

Here's a collection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day.

Budget strikes right balance between growth push and fiscal discipline: CEA

So, at least for me, the way I would look at it is that before the Budget, we were actually looking at 3.3 per cent for this year and 3 per cent for next year

Effective tax rate to rise for life insurance companies with DDT removal

Dividend income holds a significant share in the profit before tax of a life insurance company, of 24-37 per cent in 2018-19, it is estimated

Budget 2020 impact: Dividend cloud looms over InvIT and REIT issues

The new DDT rules make recipients add dividends to their total income and pay tax at the marginal rate

FM Nirmala Sitharaman to table 'Vivad se Vishwas' Bill in Lok Sabha today

Taxpayers whose tax demands are locked in dispute in multiple forums can pay due taxes by March 31

10% TDS only on dividend payment by mutual funds, clarifies CBDT

CBDT clarification removed uncertainty over treatment of capital gains

Markets roar back after Budget shock; Sensex zooms 917 pts, Nifty at 11,980

Oil fall, global rally help recoup Budget-day losses; indices jump most since Sept; rupee gains 13 paise against dollar

India appears better mkt amid coronavirus scare: Nomura's Saion Mukherjee

India is relatively better than some other markets exposed to stuff like tourism, says Saion Mukherjee

Budget impact: High share of FDs in investment can hit your wealth creation

Though FD insurance cover has risen 5-fold, younger investors should use those to park short-term funds

Beyond numbers

Budget speech should have been fact-checked

No longer taxing: DDT removal a step in right direction, says Sebi chief

Removal of DDT will result in tax savings of 20 per cent for companies, promoters and other wealthy shareholders may be taxed as high as 43 per cent on the dividends they receive

LIC disinvestment: 100,000 employees stage walk-out across country

There are 13 unions in LIC, and employees and officers affiliated to 11 unions were on protest

Wanted to keep Budget Speech shorter but ended up breaking own record: FM

In July presenting her maiden Budget, Sitharaman had spoken for 2 hours 17 minutes

Shun hesitation, make investments to drive growth: Sitharaman to India Inc

At a post Budget interaction at a CII event here, the minister said the government was there to facilitate the industry

Call disinvestment 'recycling' for better optics: Industry executive to FM

"Even my father keeps asking me why government companies are being sold," the executive quipped

Letter to BS: Budget 2020 is inclusive, pragmatic and development-oriented

The Budget has attempted to cover all sectors of the economy with massive spending indicated in critical sectors

Letter to BS: Lowering of interest rates for small savings not a wise move

This is not a wise move at a time when the rate of household savings is falling. India has practically no social security system for the old and the unemployed

AGR not part of Budget 2020: Spectrum auction at base price could fill in

Clearly the government is pinning its hope very highly on the mega success of the spectrum auction

A splash of sunshine and a hint on thermal

Mention of clean air in the Budget indicates that some sort of priority is accorded to it

Patients to bear the brunt of additional 5% health cess on device imports

Till date, the customs duty was 7.5%, plus educational cess. With an additional 5% health cess