Page 8 - Latest Updates on Budget at a Glance
Budget-making during recovery
The challenges before the coming Budget are more daunting than those in 2021
 "Budget-making during recovery")
Budget 2022: Steep subsidy sums for food and fertiliser likely
Budget 2022: Subsidies have been a bugbear of the Indian economy for long
 "Budget 2022: Steep subsidy sums for food and fertiliser likely")
Budget 2022: Key sectoral expectations from Indirect Tax perspective
Expectations continue to circle economic recovery, ease of compliance and kick-start investment cycle to transit domestic economy into a higher growth orbit while remaining inclusive and sustainable
 "Budget 2022: Key sectoral expectations from Indirect Tax perspective")
Budget 2022: Farmers in need of a new deal, says ICRIER's Ashok Gulati
'Much of the agricultural policies in the past have focused on production', said Gulati
 "Budget 2022: Farmers in need of a new deal, says ICRIER's Ashok Gulati")
T V Somanathan to Debashish Panda: Meet FM's A-team behind Budget 2022
2021-22 will be another year when the Centre's divestment plans could fall short of the budgeted target
 "T V Somanathan to Debashish Panda: Meet FM's A-team behind Budget 2022")
Budget 2022-23: CII seeks additional 1% CSR for Covid-19 boosters
The industry lobby group also said the Budget expected to focus on ways to strengthen economic recovery
 "Budget 2022-23: CII seeks additional 1% CSR for Covid-19 boosters")
Bulking up IFSC: A wide-ranging expansion of its remit expected in Budget
FY23 will be aimed at making IFSC the centre to use rupee as a freely convertible currency
 "Bulking up IFSC: A wide-ranging expansion of its remit expected in Budget")
Corporate tax this fiscal likely to exceed Budget Estimates by 19%
Direct, indirect tax revenues have been a bright spot for Centre in FY22
 "Corporate tax this fiscal likely to exceed Budget Estimates by 19%")
Union Budget 2022-23: Phasing out of some tax exemptions likely
FinMin also exploring the option of rationalising capital gains tax rates
 "Union Budget 2022-23: Phasing out of some tax exemptions likely")
Divestment delayed, but petchem plans on the track: Bharat Petroleum
The government's plan is to sell its entire 52.98 per cent stake in BPCL with the transfer of management control to a strategic buyer
 "Divestment delayed, but petchem plans on the track: Bharat Petroleum")
Budget wishlist: Here are the key challenges in agriculture sector
Government needs to play a proactive role in enabling a business-as-a-service (BaaS) platform to promote innovation
 "Budget wishlist: Here are the key challenges in agriculture sector")
Budget could push for private investments in public infrastructure
Budget could also announce favourable terms for companies accessing bond markets
 "Budget could push for private investments in public infrastructure")
Tackling inequality
Govt must make the right interventions in the Budget
 "Tackling inequality")
Budget 2022-23: Govt likely to target 13-14% nominal growth in FY23
A faster growth projection may cause inflation concerns, say officials
 "Budget 2022-23: Govt likely to target 13-14% nominal growth in FY23")
Budget 2022-23: FY23 capital expenditure target may top Rs 6.5 trillion
During pre-Budget consultations, industry bodies and economists have advised the finance minister to keep the spending tap open
 "Budget 2022-23: FY23 capital expenditure target may top Rs 6.5 trillion")
Budget 2021 LIVE: Budget is a shot in the arm for Indian economy, says S&P
Budget 2021 LIVE: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Union Budget 2021 speech announced a slew of taxation reforms but left personal income tax slab unchanged. Track Budget 2021 highlights
 "Budget 2021 LIVE: Budget is a shot in the arm for Indian economy, says S&P")
Budget at a glance: Here're the key numbers from Union Budget 2021
A snapshot of the key numbers released by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Union Budget 2021
 "Budget at a glance: Here're the key numbers from Union Budget 2021")
Sebi to be notified as gold exchange regulator: FM Sitharaman
The government on Monday said capital market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will be the designated regulator for gold exchanges
 "Sebi to be notified as gold exchange regulator: FM Sitharaman")
Budget: Rs 73,000 cr to MGNREGA, 34% less than revised estimate of FY21
The allocation is substantially lower than the actual expenditure of Rs 1.11 trillion in the current fiscal
 "Budget: Rs 73,000 cr to MGNREGA, 34% less than revised estimate of FY21")
Mission Poshan 2.0 launched in Budget to improve nutritional outcomes
The supplementary nutrition programme and the Poshan Abhiyaan has been merged to launch Mission Poshan 2.0 to strengthen nutritional content, delivery, outreach, and outcome
 "Mission Poshan 2.0 launched in Budget to improve nutritional outcomes")
