Articles for Budget 2019

How does the Union Budget impact politics?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

How does the Union Budget impact politics?

Hindustan Times  

The most interesting counterfactual as far as the 2024 election results are concerned is whether they would have been different had the interim budget been different. The 2024 interim budget, which came in the backdrop the BJP winning in these three states in 2023. did not do much with an eye on the elections. Will this focus on job-creation help …

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Budget 2019: Oil Prices to Modi’s Rescue Again?
5 years, 6 months ago

Budget 2019: Oil Prices to Modi’s Rescue Again?

The Quint  

The first woman Finance Minister of India Ms Nirmala Sitharaman presented her maiden budget in Modi 2.0 regime on 5 July. What compounded matters for Sitharaman was the fact that revenue collections fell short of even the revised estimates in the interim budget presented this February 2019. Income tax collections which were projected to be Rs 5.29 lakh crore, finally …

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Budget 2019 explained in 5 charts | All sectors, ministries & major schemes at one place
5 years, 6 months ago

Budget 2019 explained in 5 charts | All sectors, ministries & major schemes at one place

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2019-20 today, which is also the first budget of the new Narendra Modi government. With regards to important schemes, the Modi government has decreased allocation for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Program, the Swachh Bharat Mission, umbrella scheme for development of scheduled castes, PM Awas Yojna, among others. On the other …

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Rental, affordable housing get a boost in Budget 2019
5 years, 6 months ago

Rental, affordable housing get a boost in Budget 2019

Live Mint  

The government will introduce a new model tenancy law to boost the fragmented rental housing market and has proposed further tax incentives in line with its continued effort to achieve the ‘Housing for All’ target by 2022, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her maiden Union Budget speech. “Current rental laws are archaic and do not address the relationship between …

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Industry Leaders Reaction on Budget 2019: Adi Godrej says Budget is not growth-oriented; stock market comes down considerably
5 years, 6 months ago

Industry Leaders Reaction on Budget 2019: Adi Godrej says Budget is not growth-oriented; stock market comes down considerably

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government unveiled the Budget for 2019/2020 on Friday, seeking to reverse weakening growth and investment that threaten to take the shine off a recent landslide election victory. Sampad Swain, CEO & Co-founder, Instamojo With India set to become a $3 trillion economy this year, the first Union Budget by the Modi 2.0 government has introduced several …

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Budget 2019: Healthcare sector expects privatization, immediate allocation of funds
5 years, 6 months ago

Budget 2019: Healthcare sector expects privatization, immediate allocation of funds

ABP News  

Budget 2019: With just a week away from Budget 2019 presentation by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, all sectors have major expectations, with this being the first budget of the newly elected Modi government. Besides other sectors, Union Budget 2019-2020's allocations will also determine the shape the future of healthcare system and also how the sector will work in sync with …

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Union Budget 2019: What is contractionary fiscal policy and how it influences level of activity in the economy
5 years, 6 months ago

Union Budget 2019: What is contractionary fiscal policy and how it influences level of activity in the economy

Firstpost  

Contractionary fiscal policy involves increasing taxes or reducing spending when the economy is seeing high inflation or when prices shoot up due to supply constraints Fiscal policy involves altering the levels of government spending and tax rates aimed at influencing the level of activity in an economy. Contractionary fiscal policy involves increasing taxes or reducing spending when the economy is …

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Budget 2019 glossary: A layman's guide to understanding key terms
5 years, 6 months ago

Budget 2019 glossary: A layman's guide to understanding key terms

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present the much-awaited Union Budget 2019 on July 5. Since the NDA government has returned to power, new finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce the final annual report on expenditure and revenue plans for the financial year during her budget address. People often fail to understand key terms such as inflation, fiscal …

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Budget 2019: Consumers want government to reduce taxes, focus on increasing income
5 years, 6 months ago

Budget 2019: Consumers want government to reduce taxes, focus on increasing income

India Today  

With just days left before the announcement of Union Budget 2019, consumers have asked the government to focus on increasing income by reducing the tax burden. Here are the top five concerns among consumers ahead of Union Budget 2019: Relax income tax Many people highlighted the fact that consumer earnings under stress due to low-income levels and increasing prices. Focus …

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Budget 2019: How it is kept secret
5 years, 7 months ago

Budget 2019: How it is kept secret

India Today  

Nirmala Sitharaman will present the first budget of the Narendra Modi 2.0 government on July 5. In her budget, Sitharaman needs to address economic slowdown, rising NPAs, liquidity crisis in NBFCs, 45-year-high unemployment rate, lagging private investments, reverses in exports, deepening agrarian crisis and push public investment without faltering on fiscal prudence. Quarantine began on June 3 and all the …

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