Demonetisation impact

Updated : Feb 10, 2017

Budget 2017: A win-win for home buyers and developers

In a move to provide required boost to the affordable housing segment, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget speech granted infrastructure status to the affordable housing schemes in the country. This will allow the developers to enjoy the associated benefits.

Updated : Feb 2, 2017

Budget 2017: Finance Ministers' push towards digital transaction

To promote digital payments the government will authorize support for digital payment methods, including the BHIM app in petrol pumps, fertiliser depots, municipalities, block offices, road transport offices, hospitals, universities, colleges and other institutions. The launch of the BHIM app has already created opportunities for the digital financial service to be available to all.

Updated : Feb 1, 2017

Budget 2017: Why the additional MNREGA spend might not be enough

With country grappling with the after effects of job losses in the informal sector post demonetization, the highest ever budget allocation of Rs 48,000 crores for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) might not well be enough.

Updated : Feb 1, 2017

Budget 2017: Less tax liability for home buyers

After the announcements made in the Budget 2017, you can now sell a property after 2 years of buying as the holding period for computation of long term gains has been reduced to 2 years from the existing period of 3 years.

Updated : Feb 1, 2017

Union Budget 2017: Jaitley assures note ban tremor is over, offers tax relief for aam aadmi

After the hardship demonetisation brought to people a few months ago, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley made announcements in the union budget that will offer some relief to the common man.

Updated : Jan 31, 2017

Budget 2017: Reliefs may be announced but they will be lower than what tax payers are hoping for

Budget this year is expected to be presented on 1st February instead of 28th February, and this will be a deviation from decades old tradition of presenting the budget on the last day of February.

Updated : Jan 31, 2017

Note ban leaves scant room for FM Arun Jaitley's Budget sops

Arun Jaitley is under pressure to offer tax giveaways and step up capital and welfare spending to ease the pain from demonetisation, but the economic disruption caused by Modi's jolt has made forecasting next year's revenue outlook a stab in the dark.