Interim Finance Minsiter Piyush Goyal

Decode Budget 2019 with Firstpost: Part 2

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal announced Rs 6,000 per year for each farmer under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi for those who have less than two hectares of land holding, in the interim budget. What it is and what it means? Decode Budget with Naghma sahar and Firstpost columnist & expert on Political Economy Madhavan Narayanan

Decode Budget 2019 with Firstpost: Part 1

Making a strong re-election pitch, the BJP-led NDA government on Friday announced the biggest income tax sops for the middle class, including a complete exemption for income up to Rs 5 lakh. What it means? Decode Budget 2019 with Naghma Sahar and Madhavan Narayanan.

Govt committed to meet fiscal deficit target of 3.3% this year, says interim finance minister Piyush Goyal

Fiscal deficit stood at 3.53 percent of the GDP, broadly in line with the government's revised estimates for 2017-18.