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Saurabh Agrawal
CEO and Co-founder
Zebpay
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New developments in the Budget and economic interventions will open more avenues for Digital India. India has already started experimenting with the blockchain technology. Budget should also include special allotments for experimentation with innovat |
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Tulsi Tanti
Chairman
Suzlon
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The Union Budget needs to focus on giving a boost to the renewable energy sector, enabling energy security for the nation, facilitating a low carbon economy and providing sustainable and affordable energy for all. |
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Adrian Lim
Sr Investment Manager
Aberdeen AMC
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Budget 2017 should not have any negative surprises and should balance both social and fiscal discipline. Expect consistency from the Budget. |
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Nitin Gadkari
Union Transport Minister
GoI
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Expect Finance Minister to give high priority to infrastructure investments. \"Budget is an economic vision for the whole country.\" |
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Vikas Khemani
CEO - Wholesale Capital Markets
Edelweiss Financial Services
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On housing side, there could be good boost coming through (in Budget). Some schemes on interest rate subvention were announced by the PM on December 31. You could see more detailed version of that. |
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Vikas Khemani
CEO - Wholesale Capital Markets
Edelweiss Financial Services
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Market will watch for changes in corporate tax, clarity on LTCG, and some investment or consumption boosting measures. Other than that I dont think this Budget could be a major game-changer from a direction point of view. |
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Vikas Khemani
CEO - Wholesale Capital Markets
Edelweiss Financial Services
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Two major things market would look out for (in Budget) is how the Finance Minister (FM) keeps the promise of reducing the corporate tax rates and increases the individual slabs or effective tax rate, and how long-term capital gains tax is dealt with |
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Ketan Dalal
Senior Tax Partner
PwC
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I think I would not fear the coming in of GAAR because people are already expecting it. However, what I am fearing is the way GAAR would be implemented. I am not saying it is the most feared thing but since you did pick on GAAR I am mentioning really |
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Nirmala Sitharaman
Defence Minister
GoI
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We have been compiling many of the suggestions (from the startup ecosystem) through the year. We have given it to the Finance Minister, we\'ll wait to hear him. |
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Sunil Singhania
CIO - Equity
Reliance Mutual Fund
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This would be the first time in many years when the earnings season coincides with the Budget. So, volatility is going to be the order of the day. |
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Nilesh Shah
MD
Kotak Mahindra AMC
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As consumers, we are expecting him to reduce tax rates, increase minimum taxation exemption limit and give more money in the hands of taxpayers so that they can go and spend money. |
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Nilesh Shah
MD
Kotak Mahindra AMC
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As investors, we expect Finance Minister to provide money in road, railway, defence, and social and healthcare so that the private capex which is on the back foot right now can be compensated by government capex being on the front foot. |
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Jyotivardhan Jaipuria
Founder & MD
Veda Investment Managers
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Don\'t see any significant tax cuts this Budget |
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Jyotivardhan Jaipuria
Founder & MD
Veda Investment Managers
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The market will not bounce back anytime soon, he says. The recovery may be delayed by around 1-2 months owing to demonetisation and GST |
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Ramesh Damani
Member
BSE
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A major bull market is ahead for Indian equities and steps by the government to reform or privatise some struggling public sector companies likely in the Budget will help PSU stocks lead the market higher |
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