Union Budget India 2018 19

CBI gets nominal hike of 2.79 per cent in Budget 2018 with allocation of Rs 698.38 crore

The country's premier investigation agency CBI has been allocated Rs 698.38 crore in the Budget for 2018-19, a marginal increase of 2.79 percent compared to the ongoing fiscal.

Former finance minister P Chidambaram calls Budget 2018 'a big letdown', says Arun Jaitley failed fiscal consolidation test

Terming Budget 2018-19 "defeatist" and a "big letdown", the Congress on Thursday said the government has "thrown in the towel" and conceded that it has failed to address key issues in the economy.

Budget 2018: Mumbai corporates raise concern over fiscal math, resource mobilisation

Captains of the industry in the financial capital aren't particularly enthused by the Budget proposals and also raised concerns over the fiscal math.

Budget 2018 updates: Amit Shah says Narendra Modi govt's Budget in spirit of 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas'

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the Union Budget 2018-19 on Thursday which may see new rural schemes and stepping up of funding towards existing programmes.

Centre has presented an 'election Budget' following criticism over GST, says Shiv Sena

Keeping in mind the Lok Sabha polls due next year, the Centre has presented an "election budget" and it had to take "desperate measures" following criticism over the GST, note ban and the Gujarat polls results, Shiv Sena leaders said on Thursday.

Budget 2018: Beyond up and down price arrows, the annual exercise holds little excitement for common Indians

For many, the annual budget exercise has been reduced to arrows going up & arrows going down on fuel, cooking gas, cigarettes, TVs, refrigerators, food etc.