Budget 2013 Budget

Sensex greets Budget 2013 with 1% fall, mid-caps extend crash

The Sensex closed down 1.52 percent at 18861.54, while the Nifty ended down 1.79 percent at 5693.

From loans to tax breaks: How Budget 2013 has changed your money life

As an investor your money life will undergo certain changes, after the proposals in today's Union Budget. To know more, read on.

Budget 2013: How often have markets really cared about budget

While the markets may look forward to the Budget proposals with bated breath, HDFC Securities says markets will be driven more by changes in global risk appetite and liquidity conditions than anything else

Incentivise other investment avenues to reduce gold demand, says Mariwala

Fixing twin deficits top priority; FM unlikely to give negative shocks, says Marico boss<br /><br /> <br /><br />

Budget 2013: FM promises to make equity scheme RGESS attractive

Concerned over the reluctance of savers to park surplus funds in financial instruments, Finance<br /><br /> Minister P Chidambaram today said he would modify the Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS)

Budget 2013: A guide to how your investments are taxed

Simply put, these tax regimes show how your financial instrument is taxed at different stages. The letter 'E' denotes exempt and the letter 'T' for tax. The three letters simply show the three different stages of investments.

Don't bet on a bullish market just yet

Even while investors are expecting the markets to peak in the run-up to the budget, a few analysts are not expecting any improvement in the market post the budget since the current rally is more due to global than domestic factors

You can get up to Rs 1 lakh as tax benefits for your kid's tuition fees

You can claim tax deduction only for full time courses, at any college, school, university or educational institution in India but not for private tuition fees you pay for your child's education.

Mr C, don't mess with gold; it's HER social security

Ministers and sarkari economists have a warped sense about gold. In India, gold forms a useful social function both as social security and collateral for loans

Budget 2013: Infra, housing, Bollywood have reason to cheer

Gloom is largely limited to high-end and luxury goods like expensive mobiles, SUVs, and yachts. On the whole, the FM seems to have achieved the unenviable task of delivering growth, reining inflation and mopping up resource.