Budget 2016: 8 takeaways for the common man

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Gamechanger or not, analysts give 4 out of 5 to Arun Jaitley's Budget 2016 Most analysts gave the Budget 4 out of 5. Out of 10 analysts polled, six gave Jaitley's Union Budget a rating of 4, o... FM pulls off a Revenant act, puts Spotlight on social sector, but fails to win an Oscar Amid tough financial conditions, huge pressure and very harsh global headwinds, do not trust the stock market to give... Government expects 11.7% rise in gross tax revenue in FY 2017 The government also estimates non tax-revenue to rise by 24.88 per cent to Rs 3,22,921 crore in 2016-17 from Rs 2,58,... Budget 2016 increases the allocation of Northeast India by at least Rs 4,009 crore Allocation of the Northeastern states has been increased from Rs 29087.93 Crore on 2015-16 to Rs 33097.02 Crore in 20...

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Sensex drops 152 points, Nifty50 settles below 7,000 The FM has maintained the FY16 fiscal deficit target at 3.9 per cent, while pegging the number for FY17 at 3.5 per ce...

Gamechanger or not, analysts give 4 out of 5 to Arun Jaitley's Budget 2016 Most analysts gave the Budget 4 out of 5. Out of 10 analysts polled, six gave Jaitley's Union Budget a rating of 4, o...

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