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Nothing in Union Budget barring small concessions to salaried class, says
Updated : 6 years, 4 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, 4 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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Budget 2020: Govt allocates Rs 2,500 cr for development of tourism sector
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): To make India an attractive destination for both international and domestic tourists, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed to allocate Rs 2,500 crores in the Budget for FY2020-21 for the tourism sector.
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Tax exemption to sovereign wealth funds will spur growth, says NITI Aayog
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The tax exemption given to sovereign wealth funds for infrastructure development in the Union Budget 2020 will spur growth in the infrastructure sector, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Saturday.
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'Tired' FM skips last few paras of Budget speech after speaking for record
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, whose Budget speech on Saturday was the longest ever, could not read the last few paragraphs of her speech as she felt unwell.
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Step-motherly treatment meted out to Delhi: Kejriwal on Union Budget
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that the citizens of Delhi had high expectations from the Union Budget but instead they received stepmotherly treatment.
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Budget will help realise dream of New India: UP Deputy CM
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on Saturday said that the Union Budget 2020 will help realise the dream of New India.
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Union budget will contribute towards doubling farmers' income: Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the general budget will contribute significantly towards fulfilling the government's resolve to double the income of farmers.
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FM spoke of everything but the Budget: Sitaram Yechury
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Reacting to the Union Budget 2020-21, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury on Saturday said that the Union Finance Minister spoke of "everything but the Budget" in her two-and-a-half-hour long speech. He alleged the Minister failed to address the "real issues facing t
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Mamata slams Centre for proposed divestment from LIC
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday slammed the central government for proposing to sell a part of its shares in LIC, saying that it is a plan to "ambush the heritage and legacy of the public institutions".
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Budget will prove as a milestone for new India: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Saturday said the budget 2020-21 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will prove a milestone in the development of a new India.
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Budget to provide relief to poor, farmers: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said that the focus of the Modi government is to give poor people and farmers relief and thus the budget has allocated Rs 2,83,000 crore for agriculture.
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