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BJP hails 'futuristic' Budget 2019-20
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Top leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the "futuristic" Union Budget.
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Tinge of poetry, divinity in Sitharaman's Budget speech
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 05 (ANI): From poetry to divinity, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made sure that her maiden Budget speech on Friday was interspersed with couplets and quotes.
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Key Highlights of Union Budget 2019-20
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday made her maiden Budget Speech and presented the Union Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha. The key highlights of Union Budget 2019 are as follows:
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Regulators may enable stock exchanges to allow AA rated bonds as collatera
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The government will work with Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India to enable stock exchanges to allow AA rated bonds as collaterals, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday while presenting the Union Budget 2019-20 in
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High-end income group people need to pay 3 pc to 7 pc more annually
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The people in the high-income group will have to pay more taxes as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that "tax rates for individuals having taxable income from Rs 2 crore to Rs 5 crore and Rs 5 crore and above would be increased by around 3 p
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Lower rate of 25 pc corporate tax extended to companies with turnover up t
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5(ANI) : The Union Budget 2019-20 on Friday proposed to extend the lower rate of 25 per cent corporate tax to all companies with annual turnover up to Rs 400 crore.
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'Multiple labour laws to be standardised into four codes'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that multiple labour laws will be streamlined into four labour codes to standardise registration and to reduce disputes.
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Budget 2019-20: New series of visually-impaired friendly coins to be avail
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 05 (ANI): A new series of visually-impaired friendly circulation coins will be made available for public use soon, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.
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Budget 2019-20: Addtional cess of one rupee on petrol, diesel
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said an additional excise duty and road and infrastructure cess of one rupee will be imposed on petrol and diesel.
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Sensex plunges 350 points as selling pressure builds
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 5 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices tumbled lower during the afternoon on Friday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2019-20.
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Union Budget bats for heavy investment in infra, digital economy, job crea
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The Union Budget 2019-20 stresses upon the need for heavy investment in infrastructure, digital economy and job creation in small and medium firms to fulfill the aspiration of making India a 5 trillion dollar economy.
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Centre announces benefits worth Rs 7 lakh for middle-class homebuyers
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 05 (ANI): The Centre has rolled out a number of schemes for middle-class homebuyers that are expected to entail net gains worth Rs 7 lakh, in a big boost towards the goal of 'Housing for All'.
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