Budget 2018 – Striking a balance
Shyamal Mukherjee
Chairman
PwC India
Policy announcements and allocations regarding social sector highlight the continued commitment of the Government.More often than not, a pre-election budget is considered to be a populist one. This year’s budget however, seems to have struck the right chord, with the fine balance between development oriented and social sector initiatives.
Budget 2018 can help build the foundation for affordable housing: Bhairav Dalal, PwC
Bhairav Dalal
Partner
Tax - Financial Services
As the date for the annual finance budget draws closer, all eyes are set on Honorable Finance Minister of India. It is anticipated that Budget for financial year 2018-19 would take cue from recent tax cuts announced by the U.S. Senate. While the moot question remains whether the Budget will meet the expectations, certain amendments impacting the real estate sector if announced will go a long way to achieve Government’s objective of addressing unmet housing demand and ease of doing business in India.
Budget 2018 expectations: Modi government should do these for GST affected taxpayers
Anita Rastogi
Partner
Indirect Tax
PwC India
Budget 2018: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the Modi government's Union Budget on February 1. The Modi government's budget will be the last one after Goods and Services Tax (GST). GST was implemented last year. With the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in July 2017, India witnessed the birth of one of the biggest tax reforms.
