BUDGET DOCUMENTS

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  • 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
  • Implementation of Budget Announcements 2017-2018
  • Output Outcome Framework for Schemes 2018-2019

DETAILED BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

  • Budget 2018-19 projects high growth with fiscal prudence

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Arun Jaitley presents Union Budget 2018-19

SPECIAL REPORTS

  • Luxury cars to get costlier with hike in custom duty on CKD imports
  • Budget will bring India new direction, growth: PM
  • Income Tax slabs remain; some relief to salaried class, senior citizens
  • Budget banks on medium, small and micro enterprises for job creation
  • Long term capital gains to be taxed at 10%
  • Deficit at 3.5% misses target by 0.3%; FM vows to bring it down
  • Government terms cryptocurrencies illegal
  • No major Income Tax benefits, but some sops
  • Missed the fiscal deficit: Nomura
  • Budget is pro-growth, MSP hike will help farmers: PM

SECTORS

  • First defence production corridor to connect Chennai to Bengaluru
  • Railway track renewal, rolling stock, station upgradation on the anvil
  • Infrastructure, financial sector to complement growth
  • Jaitley moves towards better healthcare with Rs5 lakh for poor
  • Agriculture, rural economy to get a big boost
  • Budget boosts funds for tribals, Dalits: FM
  • Govt earmarks Rs 10,000-crore for telecom infrastructure
  • Customs duty hiked for Mobiles, TVs, micros
  • ‘Ayushman Bharat’ a big step towards healthcare for all
  • Eye on China! Tunnel to be constructed under Sela Pass in Arunachal Pradesh: Arun Jaitley

REACTIONS

  • Well rounded expectation mangement
  • Favourable for consumer durable industry
  • Capital gains on sale of assets by ailing company would have boosted IBC
  • Should be commended on sticking to fiscal discipline
  • Good for agriculture, allied sectors
  • Jaitley’s budget ‘a textbook exercise in post-truth’: Yechuri
  • Eklavya schools for tribal children will bring the marginalized into the mainstream
  • MSME NPAs require a different approach
  • Reduction in corporate tax for MSMEs welcome
  • Grandfathering a relief for markets
  • Boosts life and health cover
  • Boosts Infrastructure
  • War on cryptocurrency

COMMENT

  • Kalyan Basu, MD & CEO, Invoicemart
  • Prudence Prevails
  • Time to stay 'long' in the markets
  • Mixed bag for salary earners
  • Budget speeds up customs adjudication
  • Strong focus on infrastructure, health

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