Budget 2020 latest: Real estate industry has huge expectations from the upcoming Budget 2020-21. Here's a lowdown on what the sector expects

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Budget 2020: To boost the real estate sector, the government should consider enhancing the limit for deduction of interest paid on housing loan to Rs 300,000 in case of a self-occupied property

Zomato has raised prices of its Gold membership, while Swiggy has increased the rate of its loyalty programme, Super

Budget 2020: IAC said LPG is the most widely used alternative fuel in the world, with a proven track record of improvement in air quality

Budget 2020: Expectations were that Sitharaman, who had in September last year cut corporate tax rates to their lowest to boost economic growth, would announce similar sops for individual taxpayers

Part II of this two-part series looks at another area of off-budget financing that has escaped CAG's attention - 'strategic disinvestment' in CPSEs the tabs for which are picked by other CPSEs. This is worrisome as it threatens to jeopardise financial health of many CPSEs, including the 'navaratnas' for short-term fiscal gains

True extent of central government's off-budget financing is not known. CAG picked some cases for scrutiny in the recent past and found an alarming rise in the magnitude of such financing, which is not only distorting the budget numbers but also poses a serious challenge to fiscal responsibility. Part I of this two-part series looks at the trends and why it should concern all

Income Tax Collection in 2019: Direct tax collections for this year could end up roughly 10% below fiscal 2019. Here's for more

Off-budget borrowings are a means by which the government keeps its fiscal deficit in check by making quasi-government entities borrow on its behalf, to partly fund its expenditure plan for the year

Budget 2020: Incentivise traders to become manufacturers rather than encouraging manufacturers to import and sell under their brands

Union Budget 2020: It is being expected that the central government might remove the Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) in the upcoming Budget 2020. Here's what this exactly means

WEF 2020: MP CM Kamal Nath said that PM Modi talks about cooperative federalism but when it comes to big issues such as Citizenship Amendment Act, states are not consulted

Even as economists expect the FM to announce measures to put the economy on recovery path, Dalal Street has made its own Budget wishlist for Sitharaman

In the last quarter of the financial year, the government departments have been asked to cut one-fourth of their annual revenue expenditure. That's because almost every earning-side indicator is showing a shortfall over budget estimate

Budget 2020 comes in the wake of very low expectations. For most, businesses would be happier if Budget 2020 didn't harm them any further after the DeMo and GST shocks

2020 Union Budget date, time, when to watch, expectations: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her second budget on February 1; expectations are high that Centre could raise income tax slabs to boost demand

The government estimates a revenue loss of Rs 75,000 crore due to Section 80-C exemptions in 2018-19, up from a revenue loss of Rs 65,000 crore in 2017-18

Part II of this two-part article looks at some of the solutions that present themselves and address the pressing concerns of raising income and demand - that include raising minimum wages, expanding the job guarantee scheme, higher government investment in infrastructure etc. both as short-run and long-run measures

Beijing and Washington touted the \"Phase 1\" agreement as a step forward after months of start-and-stop talks, and investors greeted the news with relief. Even so, there was skepticism the U.S.-China trade relationship was now firmly on the mend