The outlay for this year includes equity investment of Rs 4,471 crore, subordinate debt of Rs 1,324 cr and pass through assistance Rs 13,723 crore
In 2023-24, the grant for the UGC has been increased by 9.37 per cent -- an increase of Rs 459 crore
Pnotes issued at IFSC will be recognised by bourses; as on December 2022, FPIs' pnote holding at just Rs 96,000 cr
Country is expanding investments in modern capex, digitalisation, modern cities, and skilling for youth, tax cuts for the middle class and expanding support and opportunities for all, minister said
The allocation to Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has been put at Rs 23,264 crore
Travel industry expressed mixed feelings about the budget as some of the demands for tax concessions or industry status for the sector too were not addressed in the budget
Currently, the basic customs duty on silver dore is 6.1 per cent, while on semi-manufactured items it is 7.5 per cent
Products that invest in fixed-income and derivative instruments enjoyed taxation for bonds
The Chief Minister, in a statement, also expressed the view that the budget has not taken a regionally balanced approach
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday presented the Union Budget for 2023-24
Budget 2023: Raising of tax slabs along with reduction in peak surcharge shall result in around Rs 35,000 crore being saved by tax payers and hopefully being spent to boost consumption
"It is exciting to know about the encouragement to states for setting up Unity Malls for the further promotion and sale of One District One Product scheme, GI and handicraft products"
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to further provide impetus to green mobility
Moreover, to skill youth for international opportunities, 30 Skill India International Centres will be set up across different states, Sitharaman said
The move is aimed at promoting non-cash transactions, as per the Budget document
Nearly half of overall expenditure would be for refineries expansion and upgrade while about 44% will be used for exploration and production of hydrocarbons, the data provided in the budget documents
The government has allocated Rs 2,158 crore for Optical Fibre Cable based network for Defence Services and Rs 715.8 crore for telecom projects in the North Eastern states
At the domestic front, the government presented its last full budget wherein it had to maintain a balance in fueling growth trajectory, while being on the path of fiscal prudence, say analysts
Budget 2023: This budget may galvanize an effective AI ecosystem necessary to nurture buoyancy in GST revenues and improve taxpayer morale and trust in the system
The government is targeting a budget deficit of 5.9% of GDP for 2023/24, while the deficit was 6.4% in 2022/23, according to revised estimates