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Liquidity relief on the way for exporters

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) last week flagged liquidity woes faced by exporters with the finance ministry.

14 Feb 2019 1:54 AM

Union minister Piyush Goyal (Photo: PTI)

Interim Budget passed in Lok Sabha

Goyal also introduced the Appropriation Bill and the Finance Bill amid protests by Opposition members in the house by a voice vote.

12 Feb 2019 6:21 AM

The estimated job creation data will go up by 379,544 to reach 36,15,770 on March 1, 2019, showed an analysis of documents of the Interim Budget, presented by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on February 1. (Representational Image)

Amid unemployment chorus, Budget claims over 379k new jobs in govt depts

The government said it has generated 251,279 jobs in central government establishments between 2017 and 2018.

10 Feb 2019 4:06 PM

Although Jaitley was away from India in the past few weeks, he has remained active on Twitter and was regular with his blog posts. (Photo: File)

Delighted to be back home: Arun Jaitley returns to India after treatment

Jaitley, who is currently minister without portfolio, underwent renal transplant last year at the AIIMS here.

09 Feb 2019 4:36 PM

Govt to provide more funds for Ayushman Bharat next year: Goyal

The interim Budget presented last week has raised the allocation for Ayushman Bharat scheme to Rs 6,400 crore for 2019-2020.

08 Feb 2019 11:54 AM

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal. (Photo: File)

RBI rate cut to boost growth, make loan affordable: Piyush Goyal

RBI has reduced repo rate by 0.25 per cent to 6.25 per cent.

07 Feb 2019 3:18 PM

Around 2,000 protestors submitted the memorandum to an official in this regard. In the memorandum, 14 concerns have been raised against the bullet train project. (Photo: ANI)

Gujarat: Farmers hold protest against bullet train project

Farmer leader Jayesh Patel said that the land which the government plans to acquire is a green belt.

07 Feb 2019 10:35 AM

The demand for transferring a higher share of RBI reserves to the government had become a thorny issue in the relations between the central bank and the Finance Ministry.

Bimal Jalan panel to meet in Feb-end to study fund transfer models

RBI's Central Board will meet on Feb 18 to consider the audited results for Jul-Dec.

07 Feb 2019 5:05 AM

Kamal Hassan said the promises made to farmers might look impressive but that it would amount to a paltry sum, when broken down to per diem. (Photo: File)

Union budget self-serving, legitimate version of money for votes: Kamal Haasan

Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal had presented the NDA government's interim budget last Friday.

05 Feb 2019 3:36 PM

Budget: An electoral ploy walks a tightrope

Mercifully, the extent of this excess is not as yet so great as to cause major worries.

05 Feb 2019 2:04 AM

The government plans to harness India's long 7,500-km coastline by promoting water transport. (photo: file)

Investment in 17 entities under shipping ministry hiked to Rs 5,778 cr for FY'20

The government had proposed an investment of Rs 5,079.80 crore in the Budget for 2018-19.

03 Feb 2019 6:35 PM

Moody's Investors Service Managing Director, Sovereign Risk Group, Gene Fang said the fiscal deficit could be brought down only if the Centre sticks to the fiscal consolidation path. (photo: file)

Difficult for govt to maintain 3.4 pc fiscal deficit in FY'20: Moody's

The govt has pegged the fiscal deficit for the next financial year at 3.4 per cent of GDP, as against the original target of 3.1 per cent.

03 Feb 2019 6:04 PM

The Reserve Bank, which follows July-June financial year, paid Rs 40,000 crore as dividend for the current fiscal. (Photo: File)

Goyal to address RBI board on Feb 9

Piyush Goyal to address the customary post budget meeting of the central board of RBI and highlight the key points of the interim Budget.

03 Feb 2019 4:41 PM

The revised expenditure for the textile ministry has been pegged at Rs 6,943.26 crore during 2018-19. (Photo: File)

Budget 2019: Textiles Ministry budget allocation trimmed to Rs 5,831.48 cr

Piyush Goyal has proposed Rs 5,831.48 crore budgetary allocation for the textile ministry for 2019-20.

03 Feb 2019 1:15 PM

Welfare budget: Unconventional

The budget aims to contain the fiscal deficit to 3.4% 0.1% more than budgeted and in the next FY it is anticipated to be 3.3%.

03 Feb 2019 7:46 AM

As per the interim Budget tabled in Parliament on Friday, the government has projected a fiscal deficit target of 3.4 for the next financial year 2019-20. (Photo: File)

Fiscal deficit to be 3.3 percent for FY 2018-19: DEA Secretary

Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg stated that FY2018-19 will end with a fiscal deficit of 3.3 per cent of GDP.

02 Feb 2019 6:03 PM

New national sample survey on employment would be conducted by the government. (Phtoto: File)

Govt to held new survey to show enough job creation: Bibek Oberoy

Unemployment rate in India stood at 6.1 per cent in the period of 2017-18.

02 Feb 2019 4:37 PM

Under 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi' Rs 6,000 per year would be provided to farmers holding cultivable land of up to 2 hectares.

States asked to quickly identify small farmers for income support scheme: Niti Aayog

Govt has already earmarked Rs 20,000 cr for disbursement in the current fiscal to an estimated 12 cr farmers.

02 Feb 2019 3:06 PM

Inspite of the GST revenue shortfall, the Interim Budget has estimated an 18.2 per cent growth in GST at Rs 7.64 lakh crore for the next fiscal. (Photo: File)

NDA bets big on tax revision despite Rs 1 lakh crore shortfall in mop-up

During the interim budget, the gross tax revenue after the budget estimation stood still at Rs 25.5 lakh crore.

02 Feb 2019 1:34 PM

For the next fiscal, fiscal deficit has been pegged at 3.4 pc of GDP, up from 3.1 pc as per the fiscal consolidation roadmap outlined earlier.

India's sovereign rating profile to be evaluated based on post-election Budget: Fitch

The government's projections suggest a stabilisation of the central government deficit at 3.4 per cent of GDP next year.

02 Feb 2019 1:29 PM

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