As Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presents his seventh union budget we bring you what experts are saying
The finance minsiter stressed on fiscal consolidation and economic reforms in his Budget
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As the finance minister begins his speech after the customary brouhaha by the opposition, let’s take stock on what is being said on the speech and the event on social media
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has announced the gradual roll out of a scheme that would make people pay market rates for LPG cylinders and then receive partial payments in their accounts depending on the subsidy they are eligible for.
Each year, a string of promises are made by finance ministers on how the economy will perform. However, not all promises are fulfilled.
Will today be the last working day for Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi who invited Mamata Banerjee's ire by hiking railway passenger fares?
There’s a chance this Budget could turn out to be a non-event, especially after the drubbing the Congress received in the Uttar Pradesh polls -- and the ongoing Railway Budget drama.
Prior to the Budget, several experts have said that the priority of the government should be to start putting its finances in order.
There is nothing as energising as tax cuts. I am opting for a simple regime where taxes are extremely reasonable and easy to calculate and pay.
The pre-Budget Economic Survey today called for ruthless crackdown on corruption and said graft scandals are slowing down decision-making and holding up economic reforms.
The Dream Budget— On 28 February 1997, Palaniappan Chidambaram presented what was perhaps the only effort by a finance minister in independent India to be extolled to the skies.
The 'demographic dividend' that many experts keep talking about can only be reaped if the population is healthy and educated.
The total foreign direct investment flows into major infrastructure sectors during April-December 2011 were up 23.6 percent from a year ago.
Several reports in the recent past have suggested that a change in Indian dietary habits towards protein-rich foods has been responsible for the surge in prices of milk.
When the aam admi listens to what Pranab Mukherjee has to say on March 16 on the Budget, the main focus will be on the tax burden they will have to bear for the next year to come.
Dinesh Trivedi became a hero when he defied Mamata Banerjee to give us a good railway budget. Shouldn't Pranab, who was in on this plot, do the same for the country?
The unions said that they would need additional budgetary support if the government decided to roll back the hike in passenger fares.
India Inc, already facing high interest rates and a global economic slowdown, worry that the finance ministry will ask them to shoulder a bigger tax burden in Budget 2012.
Low-fare airlines and upper class travel by rail are no longer real competitors - except at the margin.
Whoever is appointed as the next Railway Minister can announce a roll back the fare hike in Parliament. Otherwise it falls to the Prime Minister to ensure the railway budget is passed by Parliament.
The Trinamool chief appears to be running with the hare and hunting with the hounds on fare hike.
As Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi presents his first railway budget we'll keep you up to date on his latest announcements and how they might affect you.
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC boss Mamata Banerjee declared today that she will not allow any hike in railway fares proposed in the Railway Budget.
Dinesh Trivedi's railway budget is high on ambition low on outlays. He is thus most likely to miss his goals - at least this year.
Congress today backed the hike in rail fares in the railway budget saying it was "very minor" and necessary in view of the increase in fuel prices.
It is the first hike in passenger fares in eight years.
To fix the decline of the Railways, all it takes is one leader with a vision. But Dinesh Trivedi, whose party has been milking the portfolio, may not be that leader.
Without an increase in fares, the financial performance of the Indian Railways is likely to deteriorate further, especially given plans for a huge increase in recruitment