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Economy is weak, ensure bold structural reforms to boost growth: Chidambar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 11 (ANI): Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said that the economy was "weak" and the Union Budget was expected to be "bold" for taking up structural reforms and improving investment but any such step was missing in the Budget as Finance Minister Nir
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Cong takes a dig at investment plans in railways
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday took a dig at the budget announcement of investing Rs 50 Lakh crore in railway infrastructure by 2030.
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Budget presents a "big picture", committed to path of fiscal consolidation
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 10 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday that the Budget 2019 gives a "big picture" of the newly elected government which has received a strong mandate from the people of India and asserted that it was committed to the path of fiscal conso
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Opposition protests fuel price hike, stages walkout from Lok Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Opposition parties on Wednesday staged a walkout in the Lok Sabha, protesting against the government's proposal to impose cess by Re 1 per litre each on petrol and diesel, and 'unsatisfactory' reply from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the Budget disc
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Budget gives big picture of govt that received strong mandate: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 10 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday that the Budget 2019 gives a "big picture" of the newly elected government which has received a strong mandate from the people of India.
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Government committed to fiscal consolidation, boost investment in social s
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the government was committed to the path of fiscal consolidation without compromising on requirements of public expenditure and there was an increase in tax receipts of the government.
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman to reply to Budget debate in Parliament
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on Wednesday reply to the debate on the Union Budget which she presented in Parliament on July 5.
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No magic in it: Chidambaram on govt's promise of 5 trillion dollar econom
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said that the NDA government's target of making India a five trillion dollars economy is a "very attractive slogan," but there is no magic in it.
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FM highlights importance of coordination between RBI and government
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday underscored the importance of coordination between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the government.
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RBI welcomes move to bring NBFCs under its regulation: Das
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Monday it will do its best after being given the additional responsibility of supervising and regulating non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) in a bid to boost investment and lending in the econo
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TMC MPs walk out of RS over govt's plan of disinvestment in PSUs
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 08 (ANI): Members of Parliament from Trinamool Congress on Monday walked out of proceedings in Rajya Sabha protesting against the Centre's decision to disinvest in 42 Public Sector Undertakings.
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Disinvestment plan key to avert revenue slippages in FY 20: ICRA
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The speed with which government's disinvestment programme kicks off as well as interest shown by potential buyers in public sector units being offered for strategic sale will be crucial to prevent a slippage in non-loan capital receipts, according to investme
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