The outlay for defence sector almost remained unchanged compared to what was allocated in the interim budget on February 1.
05 Jul 2019 5:52 PM
Infrastructure financing needs have been estimated at around Rs 20 lakh crore a year, said Nirmala Sitharaman.
05 Jul 2019 5:48 PM
The current customs duty on stainless steel products is 5 per cent.
05 Jul 2019 5:32 PM
Banking high on infrastructure, the government aimed to collect more revenue to increase growth.
05 Jul 2019 5:29 PM
A litre of petrol costs Rs 70.51 in Delhi and Rs 76.15 in Mumbai.
05 Jul 2019 5:08 PM
To boost jobs, the government announced 10 million youth to take skill training under the Kaushal Vikas Yojana.
05 Jul 2019 5:00 PM
PM-KISAN aims to give Rs 6,000 annually in three equal installments to 12.6 crore small and marginal farmers.
05 Jul 2019 4:58 PM
The proposal to separate the two job roles was under consideration for last few years.
05 Jul 2019 4:49 PM
The bulk of increase in the Budget allocation for 2019-20 is towards central sector schemes.
05 Jul 2019 4:46 PM
She further said that India is going to be free of incandescent bulbs and govt will promote use of solar stoves and battery chargers.
05 Jul 2019 4:33 PM
Over 50,000 artisans will be able to join the economic value chain under new clusters which will set up by the government.
05 Jul 2019 4:27 PM
The Budget proposes to move to electronic invoice system wherein invoice details will be captured in central system at the time of issuance.
05 Jul 2019 4:20 PM
The government would start raising a part of its gross borrowing programme in external markets, said Nirmala Sitharaman.
05 Jul 2019 3:49 PM
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman made her maiden Budget Speech and presented it in Lok Sabha.
05 Jul 2019 3:43 PM
Receipts from the telecom sector mainly relate to the licence fees from operators and spectrum usage charges.
05 Jul 2019 3:43 PM
The relief proposed under scheme varies from 40 pc to 70 pc of the tax dues for cases other than voluntary disclosure cases.
05 Jul 2019 3:26 PM
A large number of imported items like books, plastic items and imported auto parts are set to be costlier.
05 Jul 2019 3:25 PM
The NBFC sector is currently undergoing a liquidity hurdle with a spate of defaults of companies.
05 Jul 2019 3:06 PM
Budget 2019 proposes to make return filing compulsory for persons, who have deposited more than Rs 1 cr in a current account in a year.
05 Jul 2019 2:57 PM
Corporation tax is the single largest source of income, contributing 21 paise to each rupee earned.
05 Jul 2019 2:57 PM