New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday described the Interim Budget 2019-2020 presented by Union Minister Piyush Goyal as “not a vote on account, but an account for votes".
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Central government has pegged the disinvestment target at Rs 90,000 crore in the Budget Estimate (BE) for 2019-20 fiscal as compared to Rs 80,000 crore for the current financial year ending March this year.
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Defence budget for the first time touched the figure of Rs 3.05 crore as the government hiked it by Rs 19,873 crore from last year's allocation of Rs 2,85,423 crore, the government said today.
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The government on Friday raised the Individual Income Tax exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh per annum and announced a major financial support scheme for the farmers as well as a pension scheme for the unorganised sector as it presented a ‘feel-good’ interim Budget
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Government on Friday proposed to launch a mega pension scheme called 'Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan' for the unorganised sector workers with monthly income upto Rs. 15,000.
Mumbai (Maharahstra) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, while presenting the Interim Budget 2019 announced the introduction of single-window clearance for Indian filmmakers to shoot their films – a provision that was earlier available only to international filmmakers.
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal’s proposal to increase the income tax exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh in the interim Budget on Friday got the thumbs up from people.
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Interim Budget for 2019-20 puts total expenditure at Rs 27,84,200 crore, marking an increase of 13.3 per cent as compared to Rs 24,57,235 crore in 2018-19.
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): An undisclosed income of about Rs 1,30,000 crore was brought to tax due to the anti-black money measures taken by the central government during the last four-and-half years in the form of Black Money Law, the Fugitive Criminal Offenders Act and Demonetisation.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 01 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that the interim budget is independent India’s greatest-ever, adding that it promised to fulfill the dreams of a new India.
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Indian Railways experienced the "safest year" in its history as all unmanned level crossings on the broad gauge network have been eliminated, said Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal while presenting the Interim Budget 2019-20 in Parliament on Friday.<