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Indian economist Eswar Prasad, a professor of trade policy at the prestigious Cornell University, said there were no major measures in the budget that could stimulate private investment.

This increase will enable the government to collect an estimated additional amount of Rs 11,000 crore for the health & education schemes announced in the Union Budget 2018-19.

Well, Budget speeches are long, so it becomes absolutely mandatory for our finance ministers to come up with a strategy to ensure the Parliamentarians and the country doesn’t fall asleep.

Arun Jaitley's Budget 2018 increased the salary of the Presidentfrom the current 1.5 lakh a month to 5 lakh a month. The Vice-President's salary will increase to Rs 4 lakh a month from the existing Rs 1.10 lakh a month.

Income Tax, GDP, fiscal deficit — Here's a look at what you need to watch out for in Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget 2018-19.

Experts are of the opinion that one of the reasons why many salaried and other middle-income groups avoid paying taxes is that they have to go through a lot of paperwork.

The statement by South Korea's customs service said domestic investors bought 1.7 billion won worth of cryptocurrencies, which they sent to overseas partner companies through virtual wallets.

In a conversation with CNBC TV18's Shereen Bhan, Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) Arvind Subramanian said the government is not likely to come up with monetary easing in the recent future.

The survey reviews the developments in the Indian economy in the last one year post the last Budget, summarises the performance on major development programmes, and highlights the policy initiatives of the government and the prospects of the economy.

Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian made the observation at a press conference after the tabling of the Economic Survey in Parliament.

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T N Srinivasan, the Samuel C Park Jr Professor Emeritus of Economics at Yale University, further said there is no economic theory to link job losses to demonetisation and implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

The 'halwa ceremony' is observed to maintain the secrecy of the budget preparation process. As part of the ritual, 'halwa' is prepared in a big wok and served to the entire staff in the ministry.

Consequently, 15 of 28 economists said benefits from the tax wouldn't be felt until at least the fiscal year starting April 2019. But signs of a recovery in activity are appearing, and 13 of the 28 said benefits may show up next year.

The World Economic Forum, which describes itself as an international organisation for public-private cooperation said structural and interconnected nature of risks in 2018 threaten the very system on which societies, economies and international relations...

Bitcoin's slide triggered a selloff across the broader cryptocurrency market, with biggest rival Ethereum down 23 percent on the day at one point, according to trade website Coinmarketcap, and the next-biggest, Ripple, plunging by as much as a third.