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Andhra issues not addressed in Budget 2018: TDP
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] January 01 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for Science and Technology and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader YS Chowdary on Thursday expressed disappointment over the union budget, claiming that several issues being faced by Andhra Pradesh had not been addressed.
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Budget '18: Tax Benefits for senior citizens
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday proposed several tax benefits for senior citizens of the country in the Union Budget proposals for 2018-19.
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Budget 2018: Banking sector hopeful of positive reforms
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday increased the disinvestment target to Rs. 80,000 crore for the financial year 2018-19, after which many banking institutions roped in their comments.
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Focus on rural economy in Budget highly appreciated: BSE Chairman
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Chairman S. Ravi on Thursday hailed the Union Budget 2018-19 for its focus on rural economy and rural infra development.
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Budget 2018 made for common people's welfare: Yogi
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday termed Union Budget 2018 as 'historic' and added that it will give a new impetus to the economy.
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'Budget'18 will cement India's position as global economic power'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): Terming Union Budget 2018 proposals as 'historic', Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said it would help bridge the gap between rural and urban India.
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Healthcare startups hail decisions made in Budget 2018-19
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): With agriculture being a key focus in this year's Union Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced a number of schemes and measures that are expected to benefit the agriculture sector.
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Budget '18: 372 specific business reforms being implemented through states
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the Union Budget 2018-19 in Parliament on Thursday stated that to carry business reforms for 'Ease of Doing Business' deeper and in every state of the country, the government has identified 372 specific business r
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Budget '18: Govt aims to double farmers' income
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday, while announcing Union Budget 2018-19 in Parliament, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a clarion call to double farmers' income by 2022 when India celebrates its 75th year of Independence.
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Defence Budget hiked by 7.81 %
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget for the financial year 2018-19 in the Parliament today. Out of the total Rs 24,42,213 crore outlay, Rs 2,95,511.41 crore has been embarked for the Defence sector.
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MoS Gohain assures fast development of Railways
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) Railways Rajen Gohain on Thursday said that the Railways Budget introduced as part of the Budget proposals for 2018-19 by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley includes everything and assured fast development of the sector.
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Congress dubs Budget '18 as 'eyewash'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Deli [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Congress Party on Tuesday said that the Union Budget 2018 is "misleading the people of the country".
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