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Govt to push for passage of workers' safety code in Budget session: Gangwar

The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code was introduced in the Lok Sabha on July 23, 2019

Why finance panel may ask the govt to overhaul, reduce central schemes

Centrally sponsored schemes are funded by Centre and states combined, as opposed to central sector schemes which are funded wholly by the Centre

April-September fiscal deficit at Rs 6.52 trillion, 92.6% of FY20 estimate

Net tax receipts in the first half of the current fiscal year ending in March 2020 were Rs 6.07 trillion, while total expenditure was Rs 14.89 trillion, the data showed

Bank stocks fall up to 40% since Budget. Is it a good time to buy?

Given the developments, analysts say the road ahead for these stocks remains challenging till there is a pick-up in the economic sentiment and clarity on government policy

Budget 2019: Slew of measures to give push to digital payments adoption

Govt has proposed no charge or merchant discount rate for companies with over Rs 50 cr turnover accepting payments digitally

EV loan to excise duty on fuel: Here're good and bad moves in Budget 2019

Good move to make National Pension Scheme more attractive

New Budget, old outcome

Many parts of the speech had little to do with the Union Budget, says the author

The good, the not-so-good and the tricky

In the aftermath of the Union Budget, the onus of igniting the animal spirit seems to be on the RBI. More rate cuts are on the cards

The right figures

The Budget should have used up-to-date data on revenue

Budget steps on NBFCs to boost consumption, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The government will allow NBFCs to raise funds in public issues

Departure from the past

The BJP has made many procedural changes to the Budget exercise

Unconventional Budget sets out agenda for Modi 2.0 govt: Niti Aayog VC

He said there have been very strong efforts in this year's Budget to attract private investments and to create a feeling of assurance within the investor community.

All finesse: Nirmala Sitharaman doesn't miss a beat in her Budget debut

Unlike her predecessors Arun Jaitley and Piyush Goyal, Sitharaman had no band of cheerleaders

Good economics or clever politics? Jaitley's take on Union Budget 2019

n a Facebook post a day after the Budget presentation, Jaitley said a fundamental question has always been asked as to what would one choose between good economics and clever politics.

US corporate sector hails 'inclusive' Budget, says it will encourage FDIs

President of US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) Mukesh Aghi said the budget is inclusive and policy decisions are encouraging for American companies.

Budget 2019: Fiscally correct, but familiar tax targets

FM rationalises revenue estimates, squeezes capex ; focuses on repairing financial sector and ease of paying taxes

Chef Manish Mehrotra's take on the best and worst things in Budget

The food and beverage industry is responsible for a lot of jobs in the country today, said Mehrotra

Budget 2019: Welcome changes in fiscal laws, says Shardul Shroff

The Budget makes several futuristic announcements to stir foreign investment

Budget disappoints market: Asian Paints, Bajaj Finance, Hindalco end lower

The stock market ended the Budget day trading session a per cent lower

Actor Kubbra Sait's take on the best and worst things in Budget 2019

I don't think the Budget focused enough on farmers' distress and education, said Sait