Highlights of the Union Budget 2016 – 2017

These are the major highlights of the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley in Parliament today, for the financial year 2016 – 2017. General provisions: 1. Foreign Exchange reserve at 350 Bn USD is the highest in 3 years. 2. Plan Expenditure increased instead of the normal practice of reducing it. 3. CPI inflation has come down to 5.4%. 4. Indian GDP has accelerated to 7.6% now. 5. FY 16 Current account deficit at 1.4% of the GDP.

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Startups welcome Kerala Budget 2016-17, GTech condemns

Trivandrum: The Thiruvananthapuram based Kerala Startup Mission and Kochi based Startup Village, both organisations promoting start-ups in Kerala, have welcomed the government’s allocation of more than Rs. 200 crores in the 2016-17 Budget for various schemes aimed at strengthening the startup ecosystem, saying it is the biggest amount set aside to promote youth entrepreneurship in the State’s history.

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