Affordable housing gets a boost with hike in interest deduction
- Jul 06, 2019
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New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Affordable housing sector got a shot in the arm in the Union Budget presented on Friday with Central government paving the way for an enhanced interest deduction of up to Rs 3.5 lakh. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the Budget in the Parliament proposed to allow ...
Jharkahnd CM praises Budget, ex-CM criticises it
- Jul 06, 2019
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Ranchi, July 6 (IANS) Appreciating the Union Budget, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das termed it as a new India budget. This budget is dedicated to the overall development of villages, the poor, farmers and youths of the country, said the Chief Minister. However, JMM, Executive President and former C...
Budget will meet aspirations of all stakeholders: HRD Minister
- Jul 06, 2019
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New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Friday expressed his gratitude to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for giving priority to education sector. He said that the aspirations of all stakeholders in education sector would be met by this budget. He ...
Goa CM, BJP hail Budget, Congress slams it
- Jul 05, 2019
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Panaji, July 5 (IANS) The BJP in Goa welcomed the announcements made by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her maiden Budget speech on Friday, calling it a budget for New India even as the main opposition party in Goa, Congress, said the Budget was lacklustre. While Chief Minister Pramod Sawant...
No change in Delhi's share in central taxes: AAP (Lead)
- Jul 05, 2019
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New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the opposition Congress attacked the Union Budget 2019-20 as step-motherly and full of tokenism and not hiking its share in Central Taxes or allocating the other demanded funds. In a statement, Delhi Finance Minister Manish Sisodia said Union Fi...
Budget 'balanced' and 'positive', says Meghalaya CM
- Jul 05, 2019
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Shillong, July 5 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Friday described the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as balanced and positive. The budget has put its focus also on private entrepreneurship in value addition, particularly in the agriculture sector, which...
Sitharaman proposes lower effective STT on exercise of options
- Jul 05, 2019
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New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Presenting her first Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced restrictrion of Security Transaction Tax (STT) to the difference between settlement and strike price in exercise of options. Addressing the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said: I propose to give relief in levy of Secu...
Mixed reactions to Budget proposals in Assam
- Jul 05, 2019
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Guwahati, July 5 (IANS) The Budget 2019-20 drew a mixed response in Assam on Friday. While industry bodies as well as political parties hailed the Budget proposals on certain aspects, many of them were critical as there is no mention about the tea industry in Assam, which is suffering due to several problems...
Budget silent on funds for Guru Nanak anniversary celebrations: Amari...
- Jul 05, 2019
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Chandigarh, July 5 (IANS) Trashing the Union Budget as lacking in vision, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said it has nothing to offer to any section of society, making no allocation for the historic 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev. He described it as being high on rhet...
AAP, Congress say 'Budget' disappointing for Delhi
- Jul 05, 2019
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New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress on Friday termed the Union Budget 2019-20 as disappointing, saying the national capital has not been given its due. Blaming the Central government for stepmotherly treatment towards Delhi, AAP Rajya Sabha MP N.D. Gupta expressed dis...
Kerala CPI-M, Congress slam Budget
- Jul 05, 2019
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Thiruvananthapuram, July 5 (IANS) Political rivals in Kerala - the CPI-M and Congress -- on Friday slammed the first Budget of the second NDA government presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, saying Kerala has been ignored. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said it was a blow to Kerala with no...
Tripura CM, economists, traders hail Budget
- Jul 05, 2019
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Agartala, July 5 (IANS) Tripura's Chief Minister, economists and traders on Friday hailed the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said that the 2019-20 Budget would boost the rural economy and would be helpful for farmers to increase their in...
Union budget actionless, directionless: Trinamool
- Jul 05, 2019
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Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday dubbed the Union Budget as faceless, baseless, actionless and directionless, and said it has completely disappointed the people who had voted with great enthusiasm to bring back the BJP to power at the Centre. There is not a si...
Budget would hike prices from market to kitchens: Mamata
- Jul 05, 2019
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Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) Coming down heavily on the Union Budget 2019, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said it was completely visionless and would result in price hikes. #Budget2019 is completely visionless. The total vision is derailed, Banerjee said in multiple posts on her twitter ha...
Union Budget leaves Telugu states disappointed
- Jul 05, 2019
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Hyderabad, July (IANS) Both the Telugu states were disappointed by the Union Budget 2019-20 presented in the Parliament on Friday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The ruling parties in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh criticised the Budget, saying there was hardly any allocation for the states. The B...
Karnataka CM cries foul over budget cut in GST share
- Jul 05, 2019
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Bengaluru, July 5 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday cried foul over the Union Budget's proposal to cut the state's share of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in fiscal 2019-20. The Budget has given a big blow to the state's economy, reducing its share of the GST by Rs 1,600 crore for thi...
Odisha CM's mix reaction to Union Budget
- Jul 05, 2019
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Bhubaneswar, July 5 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik gave a mixed reaction to the Union Budget 2019-20 which was tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on Friday. Patnaik welcomed the medium to long-term vision of the Union government while he expressed concern over some i...
'Inspid' budget with no relief for any section: Congress (Lead)
- Jul 05, 2019
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New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Congress on Friday dubbed the first Union Budget of the Modi 2.0 government as insipid and opaque, saying it had not revealed any financial data or allocations, had no relief for various sections of people, or mentioned measures to help farmers. Addressing a press conference at...
'Bahikhaata' budget angers middle class on social media
- Jul 05, 2019
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New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The moment after the bahikhaata Union Budget was presented on Friday, people took to social media platforms that erupted with angry and perplexed reactions. Your folder is sanskaari, symbolising 'departure from slavery of western thought', but your aspirations are 3 trillion 'US D...
Budget 2019 is 'futuristic', provides roadmap for growth: Shah
- Jul 05, 2019
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New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday described the Union Budget 2019-20 as a budget of hope and empowerment, saying it is a futuristic one which provides a coherent roadmap for sectors that will drive growth and reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for India's developm...