Budget 2014 is on July 10, 2014 and we’ll have the coverage for you, live. Check this page for updates.
Sorry but this event’s free plan only had 200 members. Will do a bigger thing later. Apologies!
Here’s the tweet list:
Budget2014: Jaitley’s been talking of cutting the fiscal deficit. We think he does it through Asset Sales. A LOT of them.
I think we should stop talking about 4.3% budget deficit versus 4.5%. Better to say every 0.1% is 13,000 cr. #Budget2014
Pre Budget: Nifty 7607, +22 10 yr 8.71%, USDINR 59.73 #Budget2014
Jaitley says the world has grown but the US might be jittery #Budget2014
Don’t expect big things from a 45 day government: Jaitley #Budget2014
Need to increase Tax to GDP Ratio it seems. This is good, but will he not reduce taxes? #Budget2014
As I had stated, this is a kitchen sink budget. The real deal is Budget 2015. #Budget2014
Changes in Transfer Pricing! Very interesting. This can change a lot of things. Let’s wait.#Budget2014
FDI in Defense: We buy stuff from abroad. Raised to 49%! #Budget2014
FDI In Insurance moved to 49%, all mgmt Indian #Budget2014
Retail e-commerce for FDI manufacturiers is okay #Budget2014
240,000 cr capital for banks required in five years. PSU Banks to issue shares to retail. GOI to keep stake on. #Budget2014
PSUs to invest more than 200,000 cr. as capex. Not sure this is important. #Budget2014
E-Visas in a phased manner, to promote tourism. Next 6 months. After: Visa on arrival #Budget2014
REITs and Investment Trusts to be pass through so both domestic and foreign sources benefit #Budget2014
Assured Irrigation: Pradham Mantri Krishi [ ] Yojana. #Budget2014
PPP in skill development? Kuch Hajam nahi ho raha. #Budget2014
200 cr. to erect a Sardar Patel statue of unity. #AllPartiesAreTheSame #Budget2014
Dude: 200 cr. for Sardar Patel Statue, 500 cr. for rural power? #Budget2014
Min Pension of Rs.1000 for Emp Pension scheme #Budget2014
EPFO to be improved via computerization #Budget2014
Currency notes to have Braille #Budget2014
PMGSY: 14,389 cr. for roads! Now we’re talking. #Budget2014
8000 cr. for rural housing. But PPP? How? #Budget2014
Toilets and Drinking water in all girl schools. Big numbers mentioned, but I can’t reconcile. #Budget2014
Teacher’s Training program: 500 cr. #Budget2014
5 more IITs, 5 more IIMs: 500 cr. This is too little. #Budget2014
Software Product Startups to get a boost. I really need to see the details. #Budget2014
Metro Projects of Lucknow etc. gets 100 cr. 100 frikking cr? What the F? #Budget2014
Agro technology needs impetus.
Markets: 8.66% on the 10 year (-0.06%), USDINR: 59.78 flat, Nifty 7529 -55 #Budget2014
he’s back, with soil deterioration. #Budget2014
Climate Change: Establish adaptation fund of 100 cr. #Budget2014
Finance to landless labourers through NABARD #Budget2014
APMC acts to allow private markets, great stuff! #Budget2014
500 cr. for agri price stabilization. Under frikking funded. #Budget2014
Farmer loans at 7% and then 4% if repaid, continues #Budget2014
Long term credit fund for agri through NABARD for 5000 cr. #Budget2014
Reforms in food: FCI reform is a priority #Budget2014
Wow. All central govt will implement e-based payment gateways and info by end 2014 #Budget2014
Promotion of startups: 10,000 cr. for equity, loan, quasi equity! Nice. #Budget2014
New Bankruptcy laws? #Budget2014
Dev of 16 new ports, port connectivity gets 11,600 cr. Big policy later for shipbuilding. #Budget2014
New airports through PPP and AAI. #Budget2014
37000 cr. to build roads. #Budget2014
15,000 cr. of gas pipelines through PPP? #Budget2014
Capital Markets need better regulation. “Indian Financial Code” soon. #Budget2014
RBI and Govt to put monetary policy framework. Whoa, turf war? #Budget2014
5% withholding tax for all bonds till 30th June 2017 #Budget2014
Allow international settlement of Indian debt! #Budget2014
Liberal bharat depository deposits #Budget2014
Indian FII managers to get tax passthrough! #Budget2014
Uniform KYC Norms, one single demat account for all fin assets. #Budget2014
New accounting standards voluntary 2015-16, mandatory for 2016-17 #Budget2014
RBI to create differentiated banks. Payment banks etc. #Budget2014
Revitalize small savings schemes. NSC with Insurance cover. #Budget2014
PPF increased to 1.5L? That means 80C increased at well, surely. #Budget2014
Wait for Part II for tax changes. #Budget2014
Ganga gets 2037 cr. Behti ganga mein… #Budget2014
NRI fund for Ganga? What? WE pay NRI’s to clean the Ganga? DETAILS! #Budget2014
Lots of sports thingies. 100 cr. this, 100 cr. that. More when the paper comes out. #Budget2014
Displaced Kashmiri Migrants: 500 cr. to help. #Budget2014
Water Supply for Delhi: Renuka Dam. 50 cr. for this, bring your ink droppers. #Budget2014
Non Plan of 12 lakh cr., total 17+ lakh cr. #Budget2014
about 10 lakh cr. taxes, 2 lakh cr. Fisc deficit of 4.5% #Budget2014
Taxes now! #Budget2014
NO TAX RATE CHANGES! #Budget2014
Lowest Slab moved to 2.5 L from 2L, for senior citizens 3 L #Budget2014
Increase investment limit under 80C from 1L to 1.5L (Told you so) #Budget2014
Self occupied property home loan interest limit upped to 2L from 1.5L #Budget2014
Manufacturing sector – incentive for 100 cr. investment continues. Then 15% “allowance” for 25cr+ investment in plants #Budget2014
Fundmanagers of Foreign FPI investors can be in India, treatment of income as cap gains. (ok) #Budget2014
Tax on LTCG on debt funds to 20%, and time moved to 3 years! #Budget2014
Mutual funds are destroyed. Debt funds that is. What a mess. #Budget2014
Imported electronic products and telecom parts to get 10% duty? #Budget2014
Why the heck does he want CRT to be cheaper? Jeez. #Budget2014
Coking coal duty increased? We already have a shortage… #Budget2014