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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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Budget 2020: Customs duty slashed on imported newsprint
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The central government on Saturday announced the reduction in basic customs duty on imports of newsprint and light-weight coated paper from 10 per cent to 5 per cent in the Union Budget for FY2020-21.
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Budget 2020: Govt allocates Rs 2,500 cr for development of tourism sector
Updated : 6 years, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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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Budget lacks roadmap to revive sinking economy: Kamal Nath
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Saturday called the Union Budget 2020-21 "disappointing", and one which lacked the roadmap to control inflation and stem the declining economy.
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Govt earmarks Rs 4,400 cr for clean air, massive hike from last year
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Underlining its increased focus on air quality improvement, the central government has earmarked a whopping Rs 4,400 crore for FY 2020-21 for cleaner air, a massive hike from the last Budgetary allocation of Rs 460 crore.
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Union Budget is people's budget: Anurag Thakur
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Anurag Thakur said here on Saturday that Union Budget 2020-21 is people's Budget.
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Nothing tangible, only 'pompous announcements' in Union Budget, says Capt
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Slamming the Union Budget as high on 'pomposity' and low on tangibles, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday said the economy was clearly not a priority for the BJP-led Central Government, which was too busy pursuing its negative
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