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Finance Minister Jaitley also stated that the contribution of the salaried class has been recognised for the first time. (Photo: ANI)

Putting surplus money in hands of middle-class taxpayer every Budget:...

'We looked at the areas that require the maximum support, and agriculture and rural sectors came foremost in our mind',...

1 Feb 2018 6:35 PM IST

Budget 2018: Jaitley failed, consequences will follow, warns Chidambaram

Budget 2018: Jaitley failed, consequences will follow, warns...

Former prime minister HD Dewe Gowda appreciated Jaitley's efforts but said the reforms will fall short of requirements.

1 Feb 2018 5:37 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on Thursday, tabled the Union Budget 2018 in the Parliament. (Photo: ANI)

Union Budget 2018: Laptops, mobile sets cigarette get costlier; full...

Union Budget 2018 proposed changes in excise and custom duties on certain items which are set to get costlier.

1 Feb 2018 5:29 PM IST

Senior citizens had complained of lack of proper policies for the elderly in the state, in a letter to HC.

Union Budget: Govt exempts Rs 50k interest income for senior citizens

Deduction limit for health insurance and medical expenditure has been raised from Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000 under Section...

1 Feb 2018 5:00 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the Union Budget development-friendly and said it would strengthen the vision of a new India. (Photo: PTI)

Budget has free healthcare for 10 cr poor, sops for farmers; Modi...

Salaried get back standard deduction of 40k; govt taxes long-term capital gains in equity.

1 Feb 2018 3:32 PM IST

The CPEC is a network of infrastructure projects that are currently under construction throughout Pakistan that will connect Chinas Xinjiang province with Gwadar port in Pakistans Balochistan province. (Photo: AFP)

Budget 2018: Boost to economy, Rs 5.97 lakh cr allocated for...

In his Budget address, Finance Minister Jaitley termed infrastructure as 'growth driver' of the economy.

1 Feb 2018 3:06 PM IST

Experts said that the allocation of funds for school education should be proportionate to the requirement.

Budget 2018: Education cess raised to 4 pc, no division in schools

Jaitley proposed to launch a scheme to revitalise research-based education with Rs 1 lakh crore in the next four years.

1 Feb 2018 2:40 PM IST

$Arun Jaitley informed the Parliament \Transformative measures have to be undertaken to make Indian Railways competitive,$ India

Budget 2018: Railways gets Rs 1.48 L Cr for world-class trains

New world-class train sets, dedicated freight corridors are coming up and electrification is being taken up as a...

1 Feb 2018 2:13 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the government gave opportunity to people to come clean about their accounts held abroad. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Budget 2018: Govt misses fiscal deficit target; higher at 3.5 pc in...

Fiscal deficit has a bearing on sovereign rating of the country as well as the debt market.

1 Feb 2018 1:21 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the focus is on low-cost farming, higher MSP. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Budget 2018: Govt to pay full MSP even if farmers sell below price

The finance minister said the agricultural output of the country is at a record high and wage of farmers will be doubled...

1 Feb 2018 12:37 PM IST

To improve ease of doing business, a new scheme of self-assessment-based duty-free procurement of inputs required for exports has been introduced.

Union Budget 2018 predicts exports to expand by 15 per cent this year

The country's merchandise shipments rose 12.36 per cent to USD 27.03 billion in December 2017.

1 Feb 2018 11:59 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: AP)

India USD 2.5 trillion economy, set to be 5th largest in world:...

Finance Minister said in Budget speech that India will grow 7.2-7.5 per cent in second half of current fiscal.

1 Feb 2018 11:53 AM IST