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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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BMS calls for protest over 'disappointing' Budget
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), the labour wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on Thursday called the Union Budget 'disappointing', saying that they will hold a nationwide demonstration on Friday.
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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: Customs Duty increased on mobile phones
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): In their first Union Budget, after the roll-out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, made a calibrated departure from the underlying policy in the last two decades, wherein the trend largely was to reduce customs duty.
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Budget will benefit Indian Aviation sector: Spicejet
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget speech highlighted that India's airport capacity will increase by over five times.
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Adhia backs decision to leave corporate tax untouched
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Following the Centre's decision to levy 25 percent corporate tax for companies with Rs. 250 crore turnover, Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia on Thursday while backing this said the decision has been made keeping the welfare of the common man in mind.
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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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API applauds Govt.'s Budget focus on education, digitalization
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the most awaited budget which started off with a positive note on how the Indian economy has reversed course with GDP at 6.3 percent signalling a turnaround of the economy.
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