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Budget '18: Agri sector gets a big boost
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 has announced a number of schemes and measures that are expected to benefit the agriculture sector, and also help the Centre in realizing their mission to double farm
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Jaitley announces jump in airport capacity by 5 times
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Emphasizing on the Aviation industry, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget speech highlighted that India's airport capacity will increase by over five times.
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Budget 2018: Key benefits for rail and air travel
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Connectivity, especially railways, have been given a record allocation in the Union Budget 2018. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced a number of schemes and measures that are expected to benefit the sector and bring the infrastructure on track.
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Jaitley announces dedicated affordable housing fund
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced that a dedicated affordable housing fund will soon be launched by the government under the National Housing Bank (NHB) scheme.
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India to develop 10 iconic tourist destinations
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Presenting the annual Union budget for 2018-19, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that government would like to convert 10 popular tourist destinations into iconic and model destinations.
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Budget 2018: Corporate income tax rate cut to 25 pct for companies
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday proposed to cut the corporate income tax rate to 25 percent for companies with a turnover of up to Rs. 250 crore.
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Govt announces 12% EPF in wages of new employees across sectors
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The government announced a contribution of 12 percent in Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) in new employment across all sectors, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday.
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Budget' 18: Govt. proposes law to revise MPs salaries
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said there will be an automatic revision of emoluments of the MPs every five years, indexed to inflation
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Budget 2018: Defence industrial corridors on the card
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): While announcing the Union Budget in the Parliament on Thursday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley proposed setting up two defence industrial corridors in the next fiscal.
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Jaitley recognises MSMEs as 'engine of growth, employment'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday claimed that the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are an engine of growth and employment.
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Budget 2018: Special scheme to tackle air pollution
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Delhi's air pollution found a special mention in Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's fifth budget as the minister on Thursday announced a special scheme to tackle stubble burning.
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Jaitley revises FY18 fiscal deficit estimate at 3.5%
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday revised the fiscal deficit at 3.5 percent of GDP for 2017-18 and projected 2018-19 deficit at 3.3 percent of GDP.
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