India's imports from China during April-July 2020 decreased due to COVID-19 pandemic: Piyush Goyal
Piyush Goyal said there were several global and domestic supply-side constraints and also a dip in global demand.
Sep 23, 2020, 15:58 PM IST
Arun Jaitley rejects claims on high unemployment in India as 'disinformation'
Jaitley underlined that the Modi government had efficiently maintained the fiscal discipline as the fiscal deficit and CAD have been contained and inflation has been reduced drastically while GDP kept growing.
Feb 01, 2019, 22:59 PM IST
Moody's says budget credit negative as it has only give-aways
The agency said in the interim budget there is an absence of new policies to boost revenues but has many measures leading to higher expenditure which though will increase consumption will also increase the fiscal burden.
Feb 01, 2019, 21:15 PM IST
Interim Budget 2019: Modi government announces setting up of panel for welfare of cows
Lauding the government for taking such a step, Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah said that setting up of this Aayog is an unprecedented step.
Feb 01, 2019, 16:21 PM IST
Interim Budget 2019: Government announces 10-point Vision 2030 for India
Piyush Goyal said: "We are poised to become a Five Trillion Dollar Economy in the next five years and aspire to become a Ten Trillion Dollar Economy in the next 8 years thereafter."
Feb 01, 2019, 14:09 PM IST
Crore, Government, India: Most used words in Piyush Goyal's Interim Budget speech
The top ten words used in the Budget speech were: crore (80 times), will (76); Government (60), India (51), tax (45), years (36), lakh (32), year (29), also (28), increased (23).
Feb 01, 2019, 13:33 PM IST
Interim Budget 2019: No tax for income up to Rs 5 lakh per year, standard deduction now Rs 50,000, gratuity limit Rs 20 lakh
Anyone with an annual income of up to Rs 5 lakh per year will not pay any tax up if he or she invests Rs 1.5 lakh under Section 80C in provident funds and other prescribed instruments.
Road construction trebled under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana: FM Piyush Goyal
Goyal, who presented the budget as interim finance minister in place of ailing Arun Jaitley.
Feb 01, 2019, 12:25 PM IST
Interim Budget 2019: Highlights of Finance Minister Piyush Goyal's speech
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal is presenting the NDA government's last Budget. Coming just a few months ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Interim Budget is likely to focus majorly in the Agriculture, banking, real estate sectors and the Railways.
Feb 01, 2019, 11:03 AM IST
Interim Budget 2019: When and where to watch Budget speech and reactions on Zee Business
Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will present the Interim Budget 2019 on Friday at 11 am. Before reaching Parliament, he called on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan on as part of the tradition. The Finance Minister shook hands with President Kovind and held a brief meeting with him at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Goyal is expected to address the media around 3.30 pm after the Budget announcement.
Feb 01, 2019, 10:33 AM IST
