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Arun Jaitley, 66, is expected to present this government's last budget on February 1 before Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a second term in a general election

Jaitley in a blog said India has emerged as the fastest growing major economy under Modi though it is still not satisfied with 7-7.5 per cent GDP growth and wants to \"break the 8 per cent barrier\".

The report also mentioned that seven out of the top ten countries are likely to be from the current emerging markets based on purchasing power parity (PPP), exchange rates and nominal GDP.

Some of the experts have already projected that the fiscal deficit could rise to 3.5 per cent of the GDP, more than the budget estimate of 3.3 per cent of the GDP for the current fiscal.

Currently, RoSL, which is to offset indirect taxes levied by states such as stamp duty, petroleum tax, electricity duty and mandi tax that were embedded in exports, is provided to textiles exporters.

The company is expanding its presence in the e-commerce space and plans to take its fashion discount retail chain Brand Factory online by March this year.

Toyota has been working on incorporating its own unique features to the model that has been a runaway success for Suzuki's Indian arm -- Maruti Suzuki

Several states including Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Goa, Bihar, Gujarat and Delhi are facing revenue shortfall following the implementation of GST

As on September 30, 2018, Specified Undertaking of Unit Trust of India held around 9.63 per cent stake in Axis Bank, 7.97 per cent in ITC and 1.80 per cent in L&T

The measure, once implemented, would check the widespread practice of composition dealers of charging GST from purchasers and not depositing it with the exchequer

The Samsung plant, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July 2018, has witnessed similar protests in the past also