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Former finance minister P Chidambaram speaks on the Budget 2019-20 in New Delhi.

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The stock market index on a display screen at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. After touching the 40,000-mark in morning trade, the BSE Sensex turned choppy afte...

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, MoS Anurag Thakur and Finance Secretary Subhash Garg (R) during a press conference after presenting the Union Budget 2019-20, in New Delhi.

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Congress leader P Chidambaram addresses the media as party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala looks on, after the presentation of Union Budget 2019-20 at the Lok Sabha, in New De...

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman flanked by MoS Anurag Thakur addresses a press conference after presenting the Union Budget 2019-20, in New Delhi.

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman flanked by MoS Anurag Thakur addresses a press conference after presenting the Union Budget 2019-20, in New Delhi.

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ASSOCHAM President Balkrishan Goenka and other business leaders listen to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabling the Union Budget 2019-20 during ASSOCHAM budget viewing sessio...

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman carries annual federal budget for the year 2019-20 to be presented at the parliament house in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s govern...

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In this combo of two images is seen present Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (R), and former finance minister Arun Jaitley, outside the North Block ahead of the presentation of ...

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People watch Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabling the Union Budget 2019-20, on TV sets at a showroom in Patna.

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People watch Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabling the Union Budget 2019-20, on TV sets at a showroom in Kolkata.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks on as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (unseen) presents the Union Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha at Parliament, in New Delhi.

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Parliamentarians listen to the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (unseen) as she presents the Union Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha at Parliament, in New Delhi.

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha at Parliament, in New Delhi.

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha at Parliament, in New Delhi.

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha at Parliament, in New Delhi.

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A security personnel checks sacks containing copies of Union Budget 2019-20 at Parliament, in New Delhi.

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at Parliament to present the Union Budget 2019-20, in New Delhi.

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at Parliament to present the Union Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi.

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Industrialists at the CII Budget viewing session, in New Delhi.

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'Budget For Boosting Income, Purchasing Power': Nirmala Sitharaman Reveals Union Budget 2020

This is the second time Sitharaman is delivering the budget speech. She is only the second woman finance minister after Indira Gandhi to do so in the history of independent India.

Feb 01, 2020

| Outlook Web Bureau
Parliament Approves Modi-2.0 Govt's FY20 Budget

The Appropriation (No 2) Bill, 2019 and the Finance (No 2) Bill, 2019 -- cleared by Lok Sabha last week -- were returned by the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday after a voice vote.

Jul 23, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
State Bank of India Waives RTGS, NEFT, IMPS Charges

To provide an impetus to digital funds movement, SBI waived-off RTGS and NEFT charges for YONO, internet banking (INB) and mobile banking (MB) customers from July 1, 2019. And it will also waive-off IMPS charges for its INB, MB and YONO customers effective from August 1, 2019.

Jul 12, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Government Committed To Fiscal Consolidation Without Compromising On Public Expenditure: Nirmala Sitharaman

Replying to the general discussion on Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government has set the fiscal deficit target at 3.3 per cent of GDP for 2019-20.

Jul 10, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
CM Yogi Adityanath Sets $1 Trillion-Economy Target For Uttar Pradesh

Speaking at 26th Annual Workshop of Agriculture Scientists at Acharya Narendra Dev Agriculture University, Yogi Aditynath said the state needed to do well to help India achieve PM Modi's target of $5-trllion-economy.

Jul 09, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Budget 2019: Focus On Agriculture Sector A Welcome Move, But Better Implementation Required

Agriculture being a state subject, better implementation at the grassroots level with a dedicated pool of functionaries and enhanced usage of technologies can bring in desired outcomes, writes Arabinda K Padhee.

Jul 09, 2019

| Arabinda K Padhee
Union Budget 2019: Will Print Industry Absorb Import Duty On Newsprint Or Pass The Cost On To Readers?

A 10% import duty on newsprint will make the printing of newspapers and magazines expensive, but will they pass on the burden to the reader?

Jul 08, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
BJP's Own Finds Flaws In Union Budget 2019; Subramanian Swamy Says 'Hare Ram' To Nirmala Sitharaman's Claims

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy mocked the claims made in the budget 2019 by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented in Parliament on Friday

Jul 06, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
OPINION | Budget Arithmetic For 2019-20 Reveals The Potential Concerns On Fiscal Federalism

Some of the important figures in Union Budget for 2019-20 would seem a little too ambitious if one takes a close look at two sets of budgetary figures available at present for Union Government’s finances for the year 2018-19, which ended on 31st of March this year.

Jul 06, 2019

| Subrat Das
OPINION | Union Budget 2019: The Good And Bad For You And Me

The excess of expenditure over receipts have been kept under reasonable control. It is targeted at 3.3% of gross domestic product for next year from 3.4%. This is good news as inflationary pressures should remain under control.

Jul 06, 2019

| Robin Banerjee

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Jul 10, 2019

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Budget 2019: Govt Must Balance Macro-economic Concerns With Grassroots Issues

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has to seek solutions to macroeconomic concerns. But these need to be married with problems related to viable farm incomes, stress on the informal sector, largely small and medium businesses, and the struggles of the underprivileged.

Jun 26, 2019

| Alam Srinivas

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For Universal Basic Income, There Are Lessons For India From Abroad

The reality is that jobs around the world are shrinking and will continue to shrink, particularly the sort of...

Feb 03, 2019

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