Budget 2018

These four tax changes will impact your income from April 1

These tax changes will come into effect from April 1, once the Finance Bill is passed by the Parliament.

Feb 14, 2018

Budget 2018 after-effect: Apple iPhone X, iPhone 8 and 8 Plus prices soar to record high [complete price list]

Owing to hike in customs duty from 15% to 20%, Apple has increased the prices of iPhone models ranging from the latest iPhone X to the 2014-series iPhone 6 and SE series. Read on for the complete price list.

Feb 5, 2018

Experts decode Union Budget 2018 on IBT talk show

Watch the Deloitte India partners Kalpesh Maroo (direct tax) and Saraswathi Kasturirangan (personal tax) decode the Union Budget 2018 and talk about its implications for the Indian economy.

Feb 3, 2018

OPINION: Ring in the world's largest 'vegetarian' universal health care programme

When your idealism is steamrollered by pragmatism, your dreams need to have a qualifying clause around them.

Feb 2, 2018

Budget 2018: The best GIFs that capture the anger of the middle class

India's salaried classes feel terribly let down by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's budget, which has offered little in the form of tax breaks.

Feb 1, 2018

Budget 2018: What is cheaper and what is costlier?

Cars, motorcycles and cigarettes will now cost you more.

Feb 1, 2018

Budget 2018 brings little to cheer for automakers and buyers

The reduction of corporate tax to 25 percent for companies with a turnover of Rs 250 crore has come as a relief to tier 2 and tier 3 automobile component manufacturers.

Feb 1, 2018

Pro-poor Budget 2018: Jaitley unveils 'world's largest' healthcare and welfare plan

"This will be the world's largest health protection scheme," said Jaitley.

Feb 1, 2018

Budget 2018: Netizens troll FM Arun Jaitley with Taimur and Karni Sena tweets

Netizens had a field day on Twitter when Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget 2018 on February 1.

Feb 1, 2018

No change in personal tax rate: What salaried class got from Budget 2018

Budget 2018 disappointed the salaried class with no changes in tax exemption rates and tax slabs.

Feb 1, 2018

Will the return of long-term capital gains tax temper markets bull run?

For retail investors, the move takes away one of the most immediate rewards of equity investment -- the tax free returns if the investment is held for more than a year.

Feb 1, 2018

What does Budget 2018 offer Indian farmers who are born in debt, die in debt?

Even as sops are announced for the farms sector, one thing that's conspicuously absent is any announcement of any more farm loan waivers.

Feb 1, 2018

Budget 2018: Development schemes in focus

The FM focused on certain schemes in his Union Budget 2018 speech.

Feb 1, 2018

Union Budget 2018: Top numbers to watch out for

Arun Jaitley will present the Union Budget 2018 in Parliament on February 1. Here are the top numbers to look out for:

Feb 1, 2018

Union Budget 2018 highlights: FM throws cold water on hopes of individual taxpayers

No changes in personal tax slabs but partial relief in the form of Rs 40,000 standard deduction.

Jan 31, 2018

Politics of Budget 2018: This year, the exercise will look way beyond 2019

Union Budget 2018 may be broad-based, but it will have regional and political undercurrents.

Jan 31, 2018

Union Budget 2018: Why all eyes are on Arun Jaitley's budget speech? Top 5 reasons

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to propose National Employment Policy (NEP) in the Union Budget 2018, which will address the critical issue of job creation in the country.

Jan 31, 2018

Budget is a good season for India's 'aliens' to read the Constitution's Preamble

The corruption-fuelled black economy causes an asset price bubble that effectively renders the honest taxpayers aliens and beggars in their own country.

Jan 31, 2018

Budget 2018: Top 5 expectations of Indian automobile industry after a roller coaster ride

The Indian automobile industry is on the verge of shifting to electric vehicles and hence, many landmark decisions in that direction are expected from Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Jan 31, 2018

Experts talk about their pre-budget expectations on IBT talk show

Watch the Deloitte India partners Kalpesh Maroo - Direct Tax, Saraswathi Kasturirangan - Personal Tax and Vishweshwar Mudigonda - Direct tax-Transfer Pricing talk about their budget expectations.

Jan 30, 2018