Budget 2017 impact

Aadhar based health smart cards for senior citizens, Allocation for SC, ST & Minorities enhanced

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the General Budget 2017-18 in Parliament on Wednesday said that the Government is giving special importance to the implementation of the Schemes for the welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Minorities.

Feb 01, 2017, 15:10 PM IST

Demonetisation will lead to bigger, cleaner and real GDP: Arun Jaitley 

The Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley said that India has witnessed historic and impactful economic reforms and policy making in the last one year and there were two tectonic policy initiatives, namely, passage of the Constitution Amendment Bill for GST and the progress made for its implementation; and demonetisation of high denomination bank notes. 

Feb 01, 2017, 14:23 PM IST

Budget 2017: Govt unveils string of measures towards Ease of Doing Business

Presumptive income scheme for audit of entities raised from Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 2 crore; Threshold for maintenance of books for individuals and HUF more than doubled.

Feb 01, 2017, 14:17 PM IST

Union Budget 2017-18: How tax proposals will affect you

While presenting the Budget for the financial year 2017-18, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday proposed  to  reduce  the  existing  rate  of  taxation  for  individual assesses between income  of Rs 2.5 lakhs to Rs 5 lakhs to 5% from the  present rate of 10%.

Feb 01, 2017, 14:05 PM IST

Budget 2017: Here are the key highlights

Highlights of the Union budget for 2017-18 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in parliament on Wednesday:
 

Feb 01, 2017, 11:28 AM IST