Union Budget 2019
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Budget 2019: Modi government faces an uphill task with fiscal deficit
FM Nirmala Sitharaman has indicated an increase in disinvestment, including monetisation of Air India, to raise more capital
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Budget 2019: Nirmala Sitharman could have done more for MSMEs: Experts
Industry believes the FM could have focussed on easing up hurdles for access to credit and job creation
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Budget 2019: Mood Point
An insider account of reactions in Motilal Oswal's trading room to Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech
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Budget 2019: Instead of jobs, FM focuses on higher education and skills
Curbing unemployment immediately remains a question mark, but the government hopes the New Education Policy will transform skilling, help build world-class institutes
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Public sector banks get Rs70K crore booster, but NBFCs need scrutiny
Amount of bank recapitalisation enough for current fiscal, but experts want NBFC issues resolved
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Budget 2019: Giving wings to the aviation sector
Finance minister lays out a series of plans to lift the airline industry out of the current mess
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Budget 2019: Sitharaman bats for startups
Economy boosting measures announced by the finance minister will have a direct impact on them
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Budget 2019: Sitharaman shows words' worth with literary references
The Finance Minister invoked Swami Vivekananda and used quotes from Chanakya Niti and Sangam literature in maiden budget speech
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Budget 2019: With 18 references to women, Sitharaman hopes to go beyond mere policies
"Nari tu Narayani"—Sitharaman, the first full-time woman Finance Minister in India, looks to builds women-led movements
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Budget 2019: Startups, investors to face reduced scrutiny on angel tax
The tax has come to be dreaded by startups, especially the early-stage ones as part of the funding received from angel investors is treated as income by tax officials
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#Budget2019 Highlights: A quick recap of key announcements by FM Nirmala Sitharaman
A look through the highlights of NDA 2.0's first budget: from infrastructure and education to electric vehicles and Housing for All