Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed the nation after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the newly-elected government's budget for the first year.

Budget has given hope to country, shows we are on right track: PM Modi 

The Union Budget 2019-20 on Friday proposed to extend the lower rate of 25 per cent corporate tax to all companies with annual turnover up to Rs 400 crore. Currently, this rate is only applicable to companies having annual turnover up to Rs 250 crore.

Budget 2019: Sitharaman proposes interchangeable PAN, Aadhaar for filing income tax returns

In Budget 2019, One woman in every SHG to be eligible for loan upto 1 lakh under Mudra scheme.

Budget 2019: One woman in every SHG to be eligible for loan upto 1 lakh under Mudra scheme

In Budget 2019, Govt will bring New Education Policy at par with international level, says Sitharaman

Budget 2019: Govt will bring New Education Policy at par with international level, says Sitharaman

Budget 2019: 'Time to increase minimum public shareholding in listed companies to 35%'.

Budget 2019: 'Time to increase minimum public shareholding in listed companies to 35%'

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that three Indian institutions - two IITs and IISc - now figure in top 200 institutions in world university rankings and the government will start a programme 'Study in India' to encourage foreign students to study in Indian universities.

Budget 2019: Nirmala Sitharaman to launch 'Study in India' initiative to encourage foreign students

Budget 2019: India will become a $3-billion economy this year, says Nirmala Sitharaman.

Budget 2019: India will become a $3-billion economy this year, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman today proposed giving foreign investors a bigger role in India's insurance and aviation sectors to help spur growth. Sitharaman unveiled the proposals while presenting the Budget for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020 to Parliament.

Budget 2019: Finance minister Sitharaman proposes opening up insurance, aviation sectors to boost growth

Nirmala Sitharaman focuses on 'Gaon, Gareeb aur Kisan' in her first Budget in Union Budget 2019-20.

Budget 2019: Nirmala Sitharaman focuses on 'Gaon, Gareeb aur Kisan' in her first Budget

Budget 2019: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sets the 'ball rolling for New India'.

Budget 2019: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sets the 'ball rolling for New India'

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2019-20 in Lok Sabha

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey in Rajya Sabha today which said India needed to sustain a GDP growth rate of 8 per cent in order to become a $5 trillion economy by 2025.

India needs to sustain 8% GDP growth to become $5 trillion economy by 2025: Economic Survey

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the first full-year budget of the new government today at 11 am. As Finance minister, this will be her maiden budget.

Budget 2019: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present maiden Budget today at 11 am

Budget 2019 is less than 24 hours behind and the core committees made by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the Modi 2.0 Government have already submitted their recommendations. Budget will be presented tomorrow at 11 am.

Budget 2019: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present Budget tomorrow

As scorching summers set electricity demand soaring to record highs, the government has its task cut out in driving energy reforms and policy initiatives. These factors should be significant as the Centre prepares to announce the 2019 Union Budget on 05 July.

India Watch: Budget 2019: What's the future of smart cities?

Startups, internet and technology companies have high hopes from the maiden budget of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Three years after the launch of Start Up India scheme, it’s time for Modi government to give a big push to the Startup ecoystem in its first budget in its second term. Startups want more clarity over the issues like Angel Tax and easy access to funds to expand their operations.

India Watch: Budget 2019: What's in store for startups

The central bank for all the world’s central banks - the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - has gone on the offensive against unjustified criticism that a head-strong monetary policy of central banks was responsible for the global economic slowdown.

Union Budget 2019: Monetary policy not enough

The government is likely to stick to a modest rise in defence spending in the 2019/2020 budget due on Friday because of tight government finances, officials said, further delaying a long-planned military modernisation programme.

Budget 2019: Modest rise in military spending likely, modernisation on hold

India is likely to stick to a modest rise in defence spending in the 2019/2020 budget due on Friday because of tight government finances, officials said, further delaying a long-planned military modernisation programme.

Modest rise in Indian military spending likely, modernisation on hold

Chief Economic Adviser KV Subramanian will table the new Narendra Modi government`s first Economic Survey in Parliament on Thursday. "Looking forward with excitement to table my first and the new Government`s first - Economic Survey in Parliament on Thursday.

Chief Economic Adviser KV Subramanian to table Economic Survey in Parliament

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday said she is looking into demands of MPs from southern states such as Karnataka for conducting bank recruitment exams in local language as well.

Nirmala Sitharaman to look into demands of MPs for conducting bank exam in local language

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is among the 100 most influential women driving the UK-India relationship forward alongside one of Britain’s senior-most Cabinet ministers Penny Mordaunt.

Nirmala Sitharaman among 100 most influential in UK power list

The Income Tax department has issued Rs 64,700 crore worth refunds in the current fiscal, and for full 2018-19 fiscal the amount released was over Rs 1.61 lakh crore, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Monday.

Income Tax department issued Rs 64,700 crore refund between April 1 and June 18: Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday held a pre-budget meeting with finance ministers of all the states. She is scheduled to present the budget for 2019-20 on July 5.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds pre-budget meeting with finance ministers of all states

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