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Budget 2020: Excise duty hiked on cigarettes, other tobacco products
Updated : 6 years, 1 month 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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Haryana CM Khattar hails budget, says MSMEs will help improve lives
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Hailing the Union Budget as a visionary, pro-poor and future-friendly budget, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said the special focus on farming, MSMEs and social welfare sectors would help to improve the lives of the people.
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Budget 2020: Customs duty slashed on imported newsprint
Updated : 6 years, 1 month 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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Real estate stakeholders disappointed by Budget 2020
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Union Budget 2020 falls short of real estate industry expectations with no major announcement for accelerating growth in the beleaguered sector, stakeholders said on Saturday
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Tax exemption to sovereign wealth funds will spur growth, says NITI Aayog
Updated : 6 years, 1 month 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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Startup giants, tourism industry majors hail Budget, term it 'thoughtful'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Start-up giants and tourism industry majors have wholeheartedly welcomed the Union Budget 2020-21 and said that that it will give a boost to tourism, industry, connectivity, job creation, and start-ups.
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Step-motherly treatment meted out to Delhi: Kejriwal on Union Budget
Updated : 6 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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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Union Budget is people's budget: Anurag Thakur
Updated : 6 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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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