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Finance Minister has not acknowledged 'demand constrained economy' in Budg
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Former finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram said that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has not acknowledged the challenge of "demand constrained" and "investment starved" Indian economy.
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Govt announces 16-point action plan to double farmers' income
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech in Parliament on Saturday proposed 16 action points to revive the struggling agriculture sector by doubling farmers' income.
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Budget 2020 announces the largest-ever science mission
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The government in its budget 2020 has announced a National Mission on Quantum Technologies and Applications (NM-QTA) with a total budget outlay of Rs 8000 Crore for a period of five years to be implemented by the Department of Science & Technology (DST)
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No mention of employment, inflation in FM Nirmala Sitharaman's budget spee
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday said that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her budget speech did not mention anything about unemployment and inflation.
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Simplified GST return to be implemented from April 1
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that a simplified GST return will be implemented from April 1, 2020.
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Economy shifted from ICU to ventilator after Budget, says West Bengal Fina
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 1 (ANI): The Finance Minister of West Bengal Amit Mitra on Wednesday said that after the Budget announcement the Indian economy has been put on a ventilator.
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Industry leaders from insurance, hospitality, health care sectors hail uni
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Industry giant from Insurance, financial sector, hospitality, and healthcare have hailed the Union Budget 2020-21, presented by Union finance minister Nirmala Sithraman in Parliament on Saturday.
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Allocation of Rs 2,500 cr for tourism will benefit Goa, says CM Pramod Saw
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday welcomed the Union budget 2020-21 and said that the allocation of 2,500 crores for tourism sector will also benefit Goa.
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NHAI to monetise 12 highway stretches of over 6,000 km before 2024: FM
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget on Saturday proposed that the National Highways Authority of India will monetise at least 12 highway stretches before 2024.
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Finance Minister announces NIRVIK scheme to provide high insurance cover t
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): In order to provide high insurance cover to exporters and achieve higher export credit disbursement, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the NIRVIK scheme in Parliament on Saturday while presenting the Union Budget 2020-21.
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Nothing in Union Budget barring small concessions to salaried class, says
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said that Union Budget presented by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has nothing for the youth and the farmers except for some small concessions for salaried people.
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Budget 2020: Excise duty hiked on cigarettes, other tobacco products
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The government has proposed to raise excise duty by way of National Calamity Contingent Duty on Cigarettes and other tobacco products. The announcement was made in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.
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