Budget 2015 Highlights

Jaitley redeems himself with Budget 2015: 12 reform themes that make it more than ordinary

Arun Jaitley has redeemed himself with his second budget, after the failure of the first one to set the Yamuna on fire. This one sticks to the path of "creative incrementalism" and should deliver results over the medium term

Budget 2015 sets stage for a new economic order, gives India chance to fly

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley decides to plump for growth, eases fiscal deficit target to push public investment; significant reforms on black money, ease of business and entrepreneurship

Budget 2015: The 4 measures announced by Jaitley that will be long remembered

The FM has taken heed of the global slowdown and the inherent opportunity and risk that lie there

Budget 2015: One time deviation from fiscal target is OK, Jaitley has no excuses in 2016

Are fiscal fundamentalists right to be worked up over the decision by finance minister Arun Jaitley not to stick to the laid down fiscal path?

Misplaced priorities? Budget 2015 doesn't allow govt to take on spread of diseases like swine flu

The budget fails to address the urgent requirements in the healthcare sector

Dismal earnings return to haunt market as Budget 2015 offers nothing much to cheer

The Budget may have plenty of positives from a 12-month perspective, but it will no longer be a talking point for the market beyond the next couple of weeks

Budget 2015: Left, RSS-affiliated farmer unions say nothing in it for farmers

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s Budget 2015-16 delivers a raw deal to the agriculture sector, seems to be the consensus view among bodies representing farmers.

Budget 2015 does nothing spectacular for the health of the economy

The attractive pre-election campaign on minimum government does not get reflected in the budget.

Budget 2015: Congress disappointed as Jaitley gives them nothing to complain about

Jaitley disappointed Congress. It’s not about the disappointment over the budget by a rival party. It's about how Jaitley gave them no reason to complain.

Budget 2015: Jaitley just deepened the crisis in public sector banks

In the absence of a recapitalisation roadmap, the government has to bring down its stake in banks to below 51 percent