This will come as a boost for the government, seeking private sector capex
Rating agency Moody's on Wednesday India's fiscal deficit projections are higher than expected
The Budget should not be seen only as an exercise where you increase or decrease taxes, but also where you provide stability of rates, says Pandey
The finance minister must be appreciated for resisting the temptation to increase taxes
The onus was on the government to do the heavy lifting for reviving the investment cycle as a broad-based recovery in private capex is not yet in sight
At 15.9%, capex share in total spend for FY22 will be the highest in over a decade
Taxes on individual incomes will now bring more revenue to the government than taxes on corporate profits
Cess might not pinch the pocket much as it could be offset by cut in customs duty
Public spending push is expected to help push growth after pandemic slowdown in investments
Budget has delivered a fairly effective boost on capex while bringing about some reforms in the financial sector
The government's planned capital expenditure for the current fiscal has been increased to Rs 4.39 trillion, as against the Budgeted Rs 4.12 trillion
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed to increase the capital expenditure to Rs 5.54 lakh crore in the financial year starting April 1, 2021
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If such capital expenditure was incurred as part of CSR in the past, the assets need to be transferred within six months.
Move in line with Centre's directive to increase expenditure for economic revival
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The first two quarters of FY21 saw a poor focus on capex from the states' side, data showed
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Of this, Rs 4,939.81 crore has been released in the first tranche