What are Budget estimates

The government's command over household savings needs to be reduced for stimulating demand and private credit

Without the expenditure rationalisation, the Revised Estimates (RE) for the Centre's total spending would have been about Rs 43.4 trillion instead of Rs 41.9 trillion

The CEA also said that as nominal and real GDP growth improve, many more urban jobs will be created and that will also absorb more of the rural workforce

Critics say fund cut will lead to delay in payments, suppression of demand

Investors in the automobiles sector are clearly betting on big ticket consumption improving, including commercial vehicles

Presently, no TDS is required on interest payable in the case of listed dematerialised securities

The government has ring-fenced financial outlays for various social sectors, and this is reflected in nominal increases and efforts to make them more effective

Budget 2023-24 adopted seven priorities or Saptarishi, one of which is building focus on green growth

Here are 10 stocks across sectors that are expected to gain the most from the various proposals

In an interview to PTI, Malhotra said the government does not have any specific timeline to make the new regime mandatory for taxpayers

Some of the countries whose allocation has been reduced under this head include Bhutan, Afghanistan and Mauritius

According to the Budget Estimates (BE) for 2022-23, the IIMs were allocated an amount of Rs 653.92 crores

The Smart Cities Mission was allotted Rs 8,000 crore as against Rs 8,800 crore in the revised estimates for the last fiscal

He said the budget stands firm on the foundation laid by the previous budgets presented by the Narendra Modi government

The allocation to the government's autonomous body, Prasar Bharati, has been increased to Rs 2,808.36 crore from Rs 2,764.51 crore allotted to it in the last fiscal

The chamber which has been seeking relief to the MSMEs expressed gratitude to the government for giving several incentives to the small businesses and the start-ups

The Budget marked an increase in the allotment for Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) with Budget Estimates of Rs 5,431.56 crore in FY 2023-24 as against Rs 3,582.51 crore in FY 2022-23

The Budget allocated Rs 3,113.36 crore to the ministry, against Rs 10,667 crore in 2022-23, which was later revised to Rs 9,363.70 crore

According to Union Budget documents, an individual will have to pay tax on the maturity amount of life insurance policies where the aggregate annual premium exceeds Rs 5 lakh

For the next fiscal beginning April 1, the miscellaneous capital receipts have been pegged at Rs 61,000 crore, including Rs 51,000 crore from disinvestment