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Key Highlights of Union Budget 2020-21
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented Union Budget for 2020-21, which proposes to give Indian economy an impetus to emerge as more vibrant and stronger.
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100 more airports to be developed by 2024 to support Udaan scheme, announc
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced during her Budget speech that 100 more airports would be developed by 2024 to support the Udaan scheme.
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Sitharaman proposes extension of tax holiday for affordable housing projec
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): In a bid to promote affordable housing projects, the date of approval for availing tax holiday has been increased by a year, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.
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Reforms in banking sector to remain priority: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): A clean, reliable and robust financial sector is critical to achieving the vision of India becoming a five trillion economy in the next five years, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday.
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FM Sitharaman proposes Rs 2,500 crore for tourism in 2020-21, eight new mu
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman on Saturday proposed to allocate Rs 2,500 crore in 2020-21 for the tourism sector and construction of eight new museums, which includes building infrastructure around 5 iconic sites.
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Will make India healthy and wealthy in coming years: Rajnath hails 'promis
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday hailed the Union Budget 2020 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman saying that it is "promising, proactive and progressive Budget which will make India healthy and wealthy in coming years."
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Aspirational India protesting, disturbed: Sibal targets Sitharaman over bu
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Targetting Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the three themes of Union Budget 2020-21, Congress leader Kapil Sibal, in reference to anti-CAA agitations, on Saturday said the 'aspirational India' is protesting and concerned about their future.
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May be longest Budget speech in history but was 'hollow': Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Soon after the presentation of Union Budget 2020-2021 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday called it "hollow" and "tactical stuff without any central idea".
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Sitharaman praises entrepreneurs, announces new scheme to achieve higher e
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Entrepreneurship has always been India's strength and the government recognises the skills and risk-taking capabilities of youth, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday.
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Sitharaman announces ease in tax burden of startup employees
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Saturday that as part of efforts to boost startups, tax burden on employees due to tax on employee stock options would be deferred by five years or till they leave the company or when they sell it.
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Finance Minister Sitharaman delivers longest budget speech, breaks own rec
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Saturday presented her second union budget and made the record of delivering the longest budget speech.
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Budget 2020: Govt sets aside Rs 4,400 cr to battle climate change
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Underlining India's focus on environment preservation and climate change, the government has set aside Rs 4,400 crore to spend under this head in this year's Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Saturday.
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