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Cashless Drive! Budget 2019 confirms government’s continuous focus on digital payments, says NCPI CEO Dilip Asbe

Fri, Jul 05, 2019

Asbe believes, in next 5 year, with RBI and government efforts, India could emerge as innovation hub for digital payments. 

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Budget 2019: Not having PAN card? Just use Aadhaar card to file your Income Tax Return (ITR), says FM!

Fri, Jul 05, 2019

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Budget 2019: Good news! NRIs with Indian passports to soon get Aadhaar card

Fri, Jul 05, 2019

Budget 2019: Sitharaman proposed Aadhaar cards for NRIs having Indian passports.

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Budget 2019: Modi govt gift! 3 crore retail traders, shopkeepers to get pension benefits under PM Karam Yogi Maan Dhan scheme

Fri, Jul 05, 2019

Budget 2019: Nirmala Sitharaman said that 3 crore retail traders and shopkeepers,  who have revenues of  less than Rs 1.5 crore, will get pension benefits. 

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Budget 2019: India to become $3 trillion economy in FY20, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Fri, Jul 05, 2019

Nirmala Sitharaman said, India is now the sixth largest economy in the world. 5 years ago it was at the 11th position. 

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With Monsoon firmly set, Budget 2019 seen as a forthcoming blessing; SBI Ecowrap explains why

Tue, Jul 02, 2019

SBI Ecowrap in its research note on Tuesday said that emphasis should be on making country-mandated fiscal rules that are credible and achievable.

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Budget 2019: Corporates need saving from triple taxation - Here's what Archit Gupta, Founder of ClearTax says

Tue, Jun 18, 2019

Union Budget 2019 is right around corner and what better gift could be given to corporates than to ease corporate taxes for India Inc. 

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Expect Budget 2019 to be realistic, says Raj Nair, President, IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Mon, Jun 17, 2019

Raj Nair, President - IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, who was present during pre-Budget consultations with FM Nirmala Sitharaman, said he expects Budget 2019 to be more realistic. 

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Budget 2019 expectations: Expert wants 10% income tax rate slab for taxpayers! Will it happen? Check out the reasoning

Fri, Jun 14, 2019

In the interim Budget 2019, the then interim FM Piyush Goyal raised the bar of expectations of taxpayers with a host of tax rebates. 

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Fast Money: These 20 shares will help you earn more today, February 5th, 2019

Tue, Feb 05, 2019

In this segment of Zee Business know which shares will help you earn more today, February 5th , 2019. Watch full video for more info.

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Fast Money: These 20 shares will help you earn more today, February 4th, 2019

Mon, Feb 04, 2019

In this segment of Zee Business know which shares will help you earn more today, February 4th, 2019. Watch full video for more info.

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Budget 2019: Industry, middle class happy with Budget 2019

Sat, Feb 02, 2019

Union Budget 2019 has come as a huge relief to salaried middle class and the farmers. However, there is no change in tax slabs, hike in limits of 80C and interest charged on home loan. But it has provided tax rebate up to the income of Rs 5 lakh.

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Budget 2019: Public sector banks' recapitalisation complete, no fiscal support in FY20

Sat, Feb 02, 2019

State owned banks are expected to start 2019-20 on a strong financial footing as the Budget document of FY20 showed no recapitalisation drive for the banks.

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Budget 2019: How the education sector and job market will be affected

Sat, Feb 02, 2019

Interim Budget 2019: All eyes were on Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal while he was presenting the Education Budget 2019 on Friday, February 01, 2019. "In 2018-19, Budget Education was 56,619 crore made for welfare of SCs and STs, increased to 62,474 crore in RE 2018-19 has been further increased to 76,800 crore in BE 2019-20," said, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal.

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Budget 2019: Know how you can get income tax rebate on income upto 10 lac

Sat, Feb 02, 2019

The interim budget has proposed to give full rebate to those earning up to Rs 5 lakh a year. This will send an estimated 3 crore taxpayers out of the tax net. At present, those earning up to Rs 3.5 lakh a year are eligible for a tax rebate of Rs 2,500 under Section 87A. The budget has proposed to increase rebate Rs 12,500.

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Budget 2019: Focus is on infra theme ahead of Budget 2019

Sat, Feb 02, 2019

Most experts expect the government to tweak GST rates for infrastructure- related sectors including housing instead of major increase in spending. The government always spends big chunk of money on infrastructure through various segments including railway, roads, construction, etc. Generally, the spending by the Centre during election year increases, which would be key thing to watch out for.

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Budget 2019: Single window clearance for Indian film-makers

Sat, Feb 02, 2019

The single window clearance for Indian film-makers to shoot films in India, is however ambiguous. Though the industry has hailed the announcement, it is not sure if every state will have a department that will give clearances to film makers or whether it will be a single national body.

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Budget 2019: Agriculture sector gets a big boost

Sat, Feb 02, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government announced a direct income transfer scheme to provide support to small and marginal farmers. Watch this show to know how you can get benefitted from agriculture budget.

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Budget 2019: Budget allocation for defence increased to Rs 3 lakh crore

Sat, Feb 02, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered an interim budget likely to boost the government’s popularity ahead of polls that are now just months away.

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Budget 2019: Healthcare sector gets a big boost

Sat, Feb 02, 2019

The Narendra Modi government has announced a 16.65 percent increase in its allocation for the health sector as part of the Interim Budget 2019. The government announced that is was seeking Parliament's approval for expenditure totalling to Rs 96,139.27 crore on healthcare.

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Desh ki baat: Congress slams BJP's last budget before elections

Fri, Feb 01, 2019

In light of Narendra Modi government's last and final budget ahead of the Lok Sabha elections this year, Congress president Rahul Gandhi condemned the Narendra Modi government for its 'incompetence and arrogance' over the last five years.

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Budget 2019: Fiscal deficit for FY20 pegged at 3.4%

Fri, Feb 01, 2019

The fiscal deficit this financial year would be 3.4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), slightly higher than the targeted 3.3 per cent, finance minister Piyush Goyal said while presenting an interim budget.

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Budget 2019: Only those with income up to Rs 5 lakh to pay no tax !

Fri, Feb 01, 2019

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has proposed that individuals with annual income up to Rs 5 lakh will get full tax rebate under section 87A. This means that anyone with net taxable income up to Rs 5 lakh will not be required to pay any taxes. However, anyone with net taxable income above Rs 5 lakh will not be able to avail this tax benefit and only get standard deduction benefit.

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