BUDGET DOCUMENTS
Key to Budget Documents
Budget Highlights (Key Features)
Budget Speech
Budget at a Glance
Annual Financial Statement
Finance Bill
Memorandum
Receipt Budget
Expenditure Budget
Customs & Central Excise
The Macro Economic Framework Statement
The Medium Term Fiscal Policy Statement
The Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement
Statement of Revenue Foregone
Implementation of Budget Announcements 2014-2015
Implementation of Budget Announcements
DETAILED BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
Union Budget 2014-15: Plan allocation up 26.9% at Rs5,75,000 crore
Budget 2014-15: Jaitley vows growth with fiscal prudence
Highlights of Union Budget 2014-15
SECTORS
Budget aims at increasing investment and credit flow to agriculture
Micro, small and medium enterprises sector to be strengthened
Government makes higher allocations for rural roads and water sectors
Union Budget 2014-15: Electronics industry to gain from cut in basic custom duty
Union Budget 2014-15: Rs500 crore to create five tourist circuits, focus on religious, heritage cities
Union Budget 2014-15: Government proposes “Digital India” programme to bridge the divide
Union Budget 2014-15: Government to spend Rs50,000 crore for urban areas development; Rs100 crore allocated for Lucknow and Ahmedabad metro projects
Union Budget 2014-15: Defence ministry to get Rs229,000 crore for modernisation
Union Budget 2014-15: Centre to set up 15 model rural health centres in states
FM allocates Rs1,000 crore to improve irrigation facilities
Public sector banks to get Rs240,000 crore by 2018
REACTIONS
Fertiliser subsidy backlog may decline
Emphasises reducing fuel subsidies
Boosts large scale township development projects
Insurance FDI hike to attract more investments
Welcome focus on chemicals, petrochemicals
Positive impact on the port sector expected
Proactively boosts private investment in infrastructure
Augurs well for fertilisers
Carries heavy imprint of the bureaucracy
Set for digital transformation
Carries heavy imprint of the bureaucracy
Prudent and cautious; seeks to spur growth
Will boost power generation from renewables
Focuses on speed, scale and skill
Constructive moves on insurance
Impact negative on stressed oil and gas sector
Significant focus on real estate and infrastructure
Boost for tourism
Will help revive real estate
Nothing specific that is positive for mutual funds
Excellent initiatives on the health front
FM has set the ball rolling
COMMENT
Power sector can boost high growth: Tata Power
Budget with clear roadmap for infrastructure
Commentary: Budget not to affect ratings: S&P
Supports business sentiment
Growth-oriented and investors-friendly
Budget a positive step ahead: CII
The government acknowledges the housing deficit
A mixed bag for transport and logistics
Pro-tourism strategic vision
Limited direct offering for MFs
SPECIAL REPORTS
Modi budget will lead to prosperity, Indian business honchos tell US
Jaitley announces sops for food processing, relief to wind energy units
Tax top in Crisil social media analytics on Budget day in the South, FDI, defence in the north
Union Budget 20014-15: Basic custom duty on select items reduced to support domestic production
Financial Inclusion Mission to provide households with banking services
Union Budget 2014-15: Budget below market expectations
Institute proposed to provide support to mainstreaming PPPs
Government committed to early GST implementation: Jaitley
Union Budget 2014-15: Increse in excise duty on cigarette, pan masala
Union Budget 2014-15: Government to set up agricultural and horticulture universities
Union Budget 2014-15: FM offers relief to tax payers; raises limit by Rs50,000
Union Budget 2014-15: Legislative and administrative changes proposed to reduce litigation in direct taxes
Union Budget 2014-15: Centre plans five new IITs and IIMs in states
Union Budget 2014-15: Rs200-crore sports stadiums for J&K; Rs100-crore sports university for Manipur
Union Budget 2014-15: Steps to promote foreign direct investment in select sectors
Union Budget 2014-15: Expenditure Management Commission to be set up to evaluate expenditure reforms
Union Budget 2014-15: FM to allocate Rs7,060 crore for development of 100 smart cities
Budget 2014: FM announces 49% FDI in defence and insurance sectors