Special Report
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Can the government meet the fiscal deficit target?
It hopes that revenue from corporate tax and disinvestment will help it reach the 3.4 percent mark
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Focus on farmers, a healthy sign
Budget rightly identified and tackled problems that needed attention; allied sectors also in the fray
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Budget 2019: Govt puts money in vote bank
Modi government's last budget showers two-thirds of the electorate—from farmers to the middle class—with pre-poll sops
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No bad news spells good news for markets
Sensex closes 200 points up on budget day. Uniform stamp duty move a positive; global clues and political uncertainty will be key triggers
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Budget reactions: Surat's diamond industry's expectations remain unmet
However, the sector hopes that demand will rise as spending capacity improves
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Decoding Budget 2019: Hits and misses
While the government didn't go the whole hog, the budget furthers the manifesto of growth, governance and transparency, say Deloitte India partners
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Opinion: Budget 2019 is a visionary step in the right direction
The government has laid the foundation stone for India's growth and development in the years to come
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Piyush Goyal's finger on voters' pulse, heart in right place: India Inc
Corporate bigwigs say the finance minister has done a fine balancing act prior to the elections
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Budget reactions: Govt fails to bring relief to Karnataka's silk farmers
Major issues concerning them remain unaddressed; they want the government to look at the larger picture
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Budget 2019: No skill, no job
Why Make in India or Startup India mean little with a potential workforce that mostly lacks the requisite skills, and no government can remedy that overnight
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From Digital India to Digital Villages
FM promises a tech-driven society with a 10-point development agenda and recognises the country's startup prowess as the engine to create jobs