The mainstream view now seems to be getting around to the idea that the government should forget about the fiscal deficit, during the next financial year and spend more money, in the hope of creating more economic growth.
In the Budget 2015, Will the FM take steps to address the malnourished children problem.
The negative trend in the WPI tells us that growth is the real challenge facing us now, and not inflation. Jaitley must thus address this issue, and not put fiscal deficit at the top of his agenda. That way lies disaster
As this Budget will be the first full-fledged budget by the new government, the expectations all around are high
The Budget 2015 is just a few days away and India Inc has a long wish-list . CNBC-TV18 in its special show Budget 2015: The Make In India Budget spells out the wishes and misses of India Inc.
Firstpost catches up with industrialists to assess what they'd like to hear from the Finance Minister in Budget 2015.
The renewable energy ministry has sought incentives such as excise duty exemption and 10-year tax holiday in the forthcoming budget 2015 to give a boost to the solar energy sector.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to provide tax incentives in Budget to encourage companies to participate in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Clean Ganga campaign as part of mandatory two per cent CSR spending.
Finance Minister in Budget 2015 is expected to incorporate Finance Commission's recommendations and cut government allocation for social sector spending by 25-30 percent.
The forthcoming budget should make a clear break from the past by actually shifting more resources and economic power to the states. Over time, this should shrink the relative share of the Central pie relative to states.
The implementation of GST may get delayed, if the passing of the Constitution Amendment bill in the budget session hits a roadblock
JDA is gaining prominence as a mode of transaction in the sector since it does not involve immediate cash outflow to the developer, says Neeraj Bansal, Partner and head of real estate practice, KPMG in India.
the electronics department has suggested to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley that some measures be taken to revive the Nokia plant in Chennai.
A higher fiscal deficit means the government will borrow more from the market through issuance of government securities.
The LTC/LTA is available to the individual and his family including spouse, two children, parents, brothers and sisters, who are wholly dependent on the assessee.
The real estate industry has sought more tax incentives and lower interest rates for the home buyers in the upcoming Budget to revive demand.
College student Suweksha Gupta wants the next Budget to do away with this imbalance and favours adequate budgetary allocation for educational institutions dealing with arts and humanities.
India may slash its food and fuel subsidy bill by 20 percent, or about $8 billion, in the annual budget to be presented next week, two government sources said.
For rural students, banks should offer loans at concessional rate and with 100% guarantee from the trust. Also, in case of default, the trust will need to pay 75% of the loan to banks.
Harkirat Singh, Managing Director of Woodland wants manufacturing to be given recognised status. Here's what else he's hoping for.
There’s a pressing need to plug the huge infrastructure gap the country faces and it is infrastructure which is going to give the growth engine a big shove.
Capital markets regulator Sebi today asked the stock exchanges including, the BSE and the NSE, to keep the markets open on Budget day, following requests made in this regard.
In previous budget, a number of new projects were piloted with an allocation of Rs 100 crore. The 2015 budget needs to assess the progress of these projects and provide appropriate allocations to take them forward...
In the last Budget, the government had increased the slab by Rs 50,000 from the existing Rs 1 lakh bringing cheers to many but still it isn't sufficient.
Bimal Jalan: Don't be so dogmatic about trimming the fiscal deficit that you crimp economic growth.
The first full budget of the Modi government will be out on February 28. Here’s what India heads of IT giants such as Microsoft, Cisco, Dell, and AMD expect from Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's upcoming Budget.
According to Lakshminarayanan, partner, Deloitte Haskins & Sells, first and foremost the govenrment will have to pass the Constitution Amendament Bill in Parliament
For advertising professionals Srijoyee Ghosh and Sanhita Ghosh in Bengaluru routine expenses eat into much of their salaries.
If the government manages to encourage individuals to invest in financial assets, this money can be, in turn, channelized to fill the investment gap in infrastructure sector, Muhnot said.
Boosting financial services sector is critical to ensure sustainable growth of the economy and the budget needs to incentivize the growth of the financial services sector, says Abizer Diwanji, Head of financial services, at EY.