Budget 2015

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FIIs cannot expect retrospective exemption: Revenue Secy

Government is at loggerheads with a clutch of foreign investors over levying the minimum alternate tax (MAT). The Centre in the Budget had given MAT exemption prospectively. And speaking to CNBC-TV18‘s Sapna Das, Revenue Secretary Shaktikanta Das made it clear that FIIs cannot expect retrospective exemption.

International fin cities: Govt to discuss plan with RBI, FM

To compete with global financial cities like Hong Kong, Dubai and Singapore, the Modi government is planning to notify rules for International Financial Cities, as promised by the Finance Minister in his Budget speech, by April 1.

Making SMEs more bankable with policy measures

Budget 2015 has some major initiatives for the start-up segment as well, however, it would be interesting to see how start-ups use the allotted funds to achieve their goals.

Here's how tax payers can gain from provisions in Budget'15

Watch the interview of Gaurav Mashruwala, Certified Financial Planner with Sumaira Abidi on CNBC-TV18, in which he shared his readings and outlook on how tax payers can gain from provisions in Budget 2015.

Union Budget 2015: First positive steps by the new regime in right direction

With no big-ticket announcements in the recent Annual Budget for the insurance sector, it has been a mixed bag for the sector‘s stakeholders

Decoding the Budget 2015 for SMEs & Exporters

To help our SMEs and exporter community read the ‘fine print‘ of the Budget, we recently conducted a live chat with Mr. Ajay Sahai, Director General & CEO, Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO).

7 reasons why RBI cut repo rate by 25 bps pre-Apr 7 policy

By cutting the repo rate, the RBI has shown faith in the fiscal consolidation measures outlined by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Union Budget on Saturday

Aggressive investors should go for infrastructure funds

This budget is an indication that NAMO‘s government has clearly recognized the importance of infrastructure development to India‘s growth trajectory.

Union Budget 2015: TDS rules on fixed deposit interest become more stringent

The budget proposes to make present TDS limit for tax deduction applicable in respect of fixed deposits with all the branches taken together, as compared to each branch earlier

Need gold coins deposit for new scheme to succeed: Muthoot

George Alexander Muthoot, MD, Muthoot Finance says the present scheme of the government is not about deposit of jewelry, it is about converting it to gold bars and not many people will be interested in it as the making charge stands at anywhere between 25 percent and 30 percent.

Budget impact: See more flows into pvt banks; like SBI, says UBS

Vishal Goyal of UBS says this will lead to greater free flow in private sector banks. He sees exuberance in private sector banks, but asset quality remains a concern. He says Axis Bank has the highest FII premium currently.

Union Budget 2015: Nothing meaningful as compared to what was expected

Finance Minister offered few tax benefits in Union Budget to the tax payers as compared to what was expected by them

Nifty may open in red on slower core sector growth

The Budget reiterated a gross domestic product (GDP) growth target of 8 percent plus but the economy continues to struggle.

Budget 2015 a mixed bag for Realty

While most of their expectations have remained just a wish-list, the one big positive the sector took home was a tax overhaul for REITs

Here are hits & misses of Budget 2015 for banking sector

The new government's maiden Budget gave a shot in the arm to the banking sector at large, but it did leave state-run banks in a vulnerable position. CNBC-TV18's Ritu Singh reports on the hits and misses of Budget 2015 as far as the banking community is concerned.

Union Budget 2015: Reform oriented stance to address issues in BFSI, says EY

Union Budget has unveiled measures to deal with stressed assets and better governance and financing in banks

Budget 2015: Unlikely to have any major impact on auto sector, says IDFC

Changes in duty structure have minimal impact on listed auto makers.

Budget 2015: A largely positive event for real estate sector, says IDFC

The proposals in the Budget are largely positive for the real estate sector, feels brokerage house IDFC Securities.

A neutral event for real estate sector, says Motilal

The proposals in the Budget are largely neutral for the real estate sector, feels brokerage house Motilal Oswal Securities.

Marginally positive for auto sector, says Anand Rathi

The FY16 Budget is marginally positive for the auto sector, says brokerage house Anand Rathi Securities.

Nothing tangible for auto sector, says Antique

Barring the assurance of speeding up GST's implementation, most demands were not addressed in the current budget.

Marginally positive for real estate sector, says Kotak Sec

Following are the impact analysis of the Budget proposals for the real estate sector, according to Kotak Securities

Excise duty cut boon for footwear industry: Liberty Shoes

Around 33 percent of sales for Liberty Shoes comes from leather footwear above Rs 1000.

CNBC-TV18's Research Team takes stock of Budget 2015

In the special edition of Budget 2015, entire CNBC-TV18 Research Team takes you through the details of how sectors and stocks reacted to the announcements in the Budget.