Economy 2016

Budget 2016: After ignoring them for 2 years, did Modi govt just say sorry to farmers?

Is the government finally saying sorry to farmers and rural India? Yes, if you go by the slew of Budget announcements for the benefit of both.

Budget 2016: Tech industry cheers Arun Jaitley's nine-point agenda

Some reactions on the Union Budget 2016, presented by Jaitley, by some of the biggest names in the tech world

Budget 2016: Here's why Arun Jaitley's Budget is pro-poor with an ambitious fiscal math

Fully in-line with our expectations, the Government opted for a ‘pro-poor’ budget for FY17.

Budget 2016: Over Rs 7,290 crore allocated for AMRUT, 'Smart Cities' Mission

The government on Monday allocated about Rs 7,296 crore for two central schemes of urban transformation, AMRUT and 'Smart Cities' Mission

Budget 2016: Hopeless, says TMC; CPM says it is full of 'hollow promises'; NCP says it's old hat

The Opposition dubs the Budget 2016-17 presented by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as “hopeless” and “stereotype”

Watch: Budget 2016 well-thought-out, well-structured, says Deloitte panel

Budget 2016: BJP calls it 'visionary', Congress says no 'immediate stimulus' to build disposable income

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday presented in Parliament the Union Budget 2016-17 in which no change in personal Income Tax slabs has been done while a 4-month Compliance Window for domestic black money holders has been given.

Union Budget 2016: Focus is on rural infrastructure, increasing tax base, says Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the Union Budget is aimed at improving rural infrastructure and increasing rural income as the biggest challenge to the economy is agrarian distress.

Budget 2016: Key highlights that you and me should know about

The minister said that the country is beefing up its economy at a time when the world is weathering through an economic crisis.

Union Budget 2016: By sticking to fiscal deficit target, Jaitley has just passed the ball on rate-cut to RBI’s Rajan

Indeed, it was a tightrope walk for Jaitley to stick to the fiscal deficit path given the huge burden on the 7th Pay Commission falling on the government in fiscal year 2017 and government struggling on the disinvestment.