New Delhi: Terming the Budget as "good" and "balanced", Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said it will promote inclusive growth and the projected increase in revenues will be used for

Finance Minister announced on Monday a food security bill for 2011/12, a budget measure that would provide cheap grains for millions of poor but which has sparked worries over its huge cost. It was

The government has upped the revenue target from sale of government equity in PSUs to Rs Rs 40,000 crore in 2011-12 from Rs 22,144 crore raised during the current fiscal. Full Coverage: Budget 2011"I

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday presented to the Parliament the Union Budget for the coming financial year beginning in April.Following are the instant reactions by some prominent experts

New Delhi: Promising more money in the hands of households by hiking the income tax exemption limit and lowering tax surcharge for corporates, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday presented the

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday said India's defence budget for 2011-12 had been hiked to Rs.154,415 crore ($34 billion). This will mark an over four percent increase from the 2010-11

Led by higher than expected non-tax revenue like auction of 3G spectrum, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today pegged the fiscal deficit at 5.1 per cent for the current financial year, and further

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday proposed to raise the income tax exemption limit for general tax payers to Rs 1.80 lakh per annum from Rs 1.60 lakh at present and introduced a high new

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday presented to the Parliament the Budget for the coming financial year beginning in April. Following are the highlights of the budget:FISCAL DEFICIT *

The finance minister announced on Monday a food security bill for 2011/12, a measure that would provide cheap grains for millions of poor but which has sparked worries of a huge fiscal cost. It was