Budget 2019: Electric Vehicles To Become Cheaper

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday recommended reduction in GST rate on electric vehicles (EV) from the current 12 per cent to 5 per cent, in a bid to reduce pollution and dependence on foreign oil. EV buyers will be eligible…

Odisha Ignored In Budget 2019!

Bhubaneswar: The Union Budget presented on Friday seem to have little to offer to Odisha despite heightened expectations from the people. The growing proximity between the BJD and the BJP post-election notwithstanding, the budget has…

BJD MPs Don’t See Eye To Eye On Union Budget

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman opened her budget speech saying: "We have set the ball rolling for a new India." Even as economists and people are trying to decipher the nitty-gritties, two senior…