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61% surveyed rate Budget 2017 as good

2 Feb 2017 2:12 PM GMT
Sixty-one per cent of 8,500 respondents in a survey rated the budget as good.Twenty-seven per cent said it was average, 10 per cent said it was poor...

Tax cuts are mere tokenism: Chidambaram

2 Feb 2017 1:46 PM GMT
Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday said that the tax cuts announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley were nothing but mere...

Chidambaram terms budget damn squib, but praises Jaitley's 'moderation'

2 Feb 2017 1:31 PM GMT
Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday termed the budget for 2017-18 a "damp squib" but praised Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for adopting...

Budget promotes growth, employment: Debroy

2 Feb 2017 11:57 AM GMT
Brushing aside criticism that Union Budget 2017-18 has done nothing to create jobs, Niti Aayog member Bibek Debroy today said it aims to promote...

Antony pick holes in Budget allocation for defence

2 Feb 2017 10:49 AM GMT
Former defence minister A K Antony today slammed the Union Budget saying it has allocated substantial amount to capital expenditure while it should...

Where are figures for demonetisation, asks CM

1 Feb 2017 8:03 PM GMT
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised the Union Budget and demanded that restrictions on withdrawal of money should be lifted immediately.She also...

Budget allocation for Rlys in Bengal higher than that of last year

1 Feb 2017 8:00 PM GMT
The Budgetary allocation for Bengal in Railways has been increased in comparison to the previous year, said Eastern Railway general manager Ghanshyam...

City traders say they feel left out

1 Feb 2017 7:34 PM GMT
The 2017 Union Budget had taken into account the adverse effects of demonetisation and as expected, has been pegged as a 'pro-poor Budget', as the...

Sisodia cites displeasure over no hike in Delhi's share in Central taxes

1 Feb 2017 7:33 PM GMT
Citing that the national Capital has again been deprived of its legitimate share in Central taxes, Delhi Finance Minister Manish Sisodia expressed...

Salaried class in national Capital divided over benefits of I-T rates

1 Feb 2017 7:31 PM GMT
"It's absolutely no relaxation for the salaried class. Is the salaried class only till Rs 5 lakh? With the same ratio, it should have been extended...

In twin cities, Budget gets mixed response from farmers

1 Feb 2017 7:29 PM GMT
As widely expected, Budget 2017 increased funding for crop insurance and set a higher target for farm credit, rendering a huge push for market reforms...

Delhi Police get Rs 6,378 cr in Budget

1 Feb 2017 7:28 PM GMT
Delhi Police have been allocated Rs 6,378.18 crore in the Union Budget for the next fiscal, an increase of Rs 464 crore from the current year, with Rs...
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