Live updates and discussion on Budget

Govt to come out with Ind-friendly defence production policy: FM

All enterprises will get an Aadhar like unique ID.

   Another big boost for corporate bond market   #FMUnionBudget2018

 Asking large cos to raise 25% of funding needs via bonds

Govt will evolve a scheme to assign a Unique ID for companies, says FM Jaitley

 Encouraging corp bond market expansion will alter bank-centric financial system 

Divestment target Rs 80,000 crore for FY19: FM

National Insurance, United India Insurance & Oriental Insurance to be merged, listed: FM: #UnionBudget2018

Indian post offices act, provident fund act and nsc act are being amalgameted

Amendments to state stamp act – bold step to subsume stamp duty under GST, says Dhruva 

Gold monetisation scheme to be revamped establishing gold as an asset class.

Law to be introduced to fix MPs' salary every 5 years indexed to inflation: FM 

Govt only receiving GST revenues for 11 months in 2017-18 instead of 12 months.

Automatic revision of salaries of lawmakers every 5 years.