TOP STORIES ON BUDGET 2017
Do you think Arun Jaitley has given you tax relief? Think againThe individuals owning one house property are not given full benefit of the interest paid, which is restricted to Rs 2 lakh per annum.
Game changer! Tax benefit of Rs 2.4 lakh to first-time home buyersHousing secretary says the scheme is expected to be notified shortly and will be effective from January 1 2017.
Budget sops lure premium realtors to affordable spaceUnion Budget proposed infrastructure status for affordable homes along with several other measures for the real estate sector.
Gift to property buyers! First house on 20-year loan to cost Rs 2.4L lessThe net benefit to all three categories over a 20-year loan tenure is roughly Rs 2.4L and the monthly instalment reduces by roughly Rs 2,200.
View: Do these Budget 2017 numbers add up?Finance minister Arun Jaitley has apparently been fairly restrained: deviation from the fiscal deficit target is relatively small at 0.2 percentage points.
Budget Headlines
- Budget: Why 25% hike in capital spend is actually only 11%
- Here's how Budget boosts sentiment in housing
- View- Budget 2017: Home Sweeter Home
- Budget 2017 shifted indexation calculation base to 2001. Who gains?
- Should you change your mutual fund strategy after Budget 2017?
- Budget 2017: Take a look at some key numbers
- With meagre Rs 10k cr allocation, PSU banks are in for tough time
- Govt doubles highways target to 15,000 km in next fiscal
- Niti Aayog counters Akhilesh Yadav with budget allocation data
- ETF may include PSB shares, govt holding in pvt firms
- Where is the simpler tax code and bold strategy to stop tax evasion?
- Budget 2017 proposes no new tax on equity gains: Stocks still the best way to get rich
- Post Budget 2017, get your tax affairs in order or face flak
- Property as investment to lose edge due to capping of tax break proposed in Budget 2017
- Budget 2017: India, welcome to tax inclusion
- Budget 2017: A MAT'ter of fact!
- Budget 2017 is a mix of tax breaks and tax hits: Find out whether you benefit or lose
- Share of spend in government expenditure, GDP on education falling for 3 years
- Broken pledges, lost chances spoil budget
- Finance club of IIM Shillong is optimistic about Union budget proposal for Northeast India
- Planning to buy second home? Govt will not give you tax benefit beyond Rs 2 lakh
- Textile infrastructure gets Budget push by increasing allocation for building textile parks
- You need to take the taxman seriously. Arun Jaitley's Budget tells you why
- Why India should now stop obsessing over the Union Budget
- FM Arun Jaitley defends surcharge levy, says rich must pay more
- Budget 2017: At least seven new rail line projects sanctioned for Maharashtra
- Budget 2017 has nothing on job creation: P Chidambaram
- Modi's fiscal math rests on asset-sale, spending targets
- Gifts of shares, assets in corporate restructuring now taxable
- Buying 2nd house as investment? Budget proposes to cut tax benefit
- Here are the highlights of Union Budget 2017
- Budget 2017: A major shift in tax policy
- New arm's length norms, interest restrictions will hit India Inc
- Arun Jaitley served up a Rand-Marx khichri in his Budget
- Dividend tax on private trusts to hit succession planning
BUDGET & MARKETS
News
$11.5 billion NRI investment coming into realty, there is money to be made
The concerns about the real estate sector are largely done with, and after the mega booster dose from the Union Budget, things are looking rosy again.
Why market rallied post Budget? Social media trends tell a story
A study on social media by Blueocean Market Intelligence suggests the Budget was perceived as ‘pro-farmer’ and created a buzz in the election-bound states.
The big story for market is not RBI’s status quo on rate, it’s something else
The big story is the change in stance by the RBI from accommodative to neutral – which in simple words means we mean the rate cut cycle may be over for now.
Budget has just changed the balance for your portfolio to chase crorepati dream
Investors in the age bracket of 40-50 can put around 60% of their funds in equity and real estate. Those who are close to retirement can put 20-25% in equities
Expert Views
5 reasons that make equity choicest asset class; use SIPs to beat volatility
First is the fiscal consolidation that now sets India on course for a possible rating upgrade. This happened by lowering the fiscal deficit to 3.2% of GDP.
Budget 2017 had more winners than losers: Arun Thukral, Axis Securities
3% fiscal deficit target for FY19 is not overambitious as the economy will shift towards formal economy on the back of demonetisation and GST, says Thukral.
How far is GAAR? It’s for FPIs to pick between treaty benefits & tax scrutiny
The I-T rules provide that GAAR provisions shall not be applicable to any FPI in case it chooses not to avail tax-treaty benefits, among other conditions.
What I read this week: How data turned the world upside down & is ‘Made in India’ failing
In further bad news, the Australian weather department has raised the possibility of return of El Nino, which is associated with less than normal rainfall.
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