Page 21 - Budget 2023 News

Budget session from Tuesday; President to address joint sitting of 2 Houses

The Budget session of Parliament begins on Tuesday with the maiden address of President Droupadi Murmu to the joint sitting of both Houses

Budget wishlist: Economy can touch $5 tn if lives of farmers improve

If the lives of millions of marginalised farmers are better and their standard of living improves, India should be coasting easily towards target of a $5 trillion economy, said top official from LEAF

Gati Shakti push: 18 road projects headed for the fast lane in FY24

62 critical projects to be awarded by FY25

Budget 2023-24: Centre to target higher capex but lower fiscal deficit

Budget 2023-24: The Centre is expected to peg the fiscal deficit target for FY24 below 6 per cent, and the capex is likely to jump 20-30 per cent

Budget 2023-24 wishlist: Here are the key challenges in oil & gas sector

Emergence of renewable fuels causing displacement of petroleum fuels' demand

60% households expect dip in earning, seek relief in Budget 2023: Survey

LocalCircles claimed that 37,000 responses were received from household consumers across 309 districts of India, comprising 64% men, 36% women from tier 1, tier 2 and smaller towns as well

Focus mustn't waver, we must continue to invest in health: K Srinath Reddy

We have to create a multi-layered, multi-skilled health workforce. This is good even from the point of view of employment generation, says PHFI founder

Budget 2023-24: With all eyes on growth, it's over to FM Sitharaman

Even as India is a relatively bright spot in the global economy, most of its big trading partners in the West, and China are bracing for a deep slowdown and, in some cases, a recession

Will Budget 2023-24 be populist or pragmatic? Brokerages weigh in

Budget to focus on rural India, capex, and manufacturing push, as well as prioritising macro stability

Statsguru: Six charts show average variation in the Budget estimates

In the ten years between 2012-13 and 2021-22, the government has been able to meet its Budget Estimate (BE) only four times

Ahead of Budget session, govt convenes all-party meeting on Monday

In the afternoon, a meeting of NDA floor leaders will also be held to strategise floor cooperation. The Budget Session will be held in two parts

PM Modi chairs meeting of Council of Ministers ahead of Budget 2023-24

The meeting, the first to be held for the Union Council of Ministers in 2023, started around 10 am and is expected to conclude in the evening

Capital gains tax should be rationalised; need simpler ITR form: Experts

The Finance Ministry is already working on a user-friendly common income tax return form for all taxpayers and an announcement to this effect is expected in the 2023-24 Budget to be unveiled on Feb 1

Industry expects Budget to provide thrust to UDAN, help more airports

The govt has set a target to operationalize 1,000 UDAN routes during the currency of the scheme and to revive and develop 100 unserved and underserved airports, heliports, water aerodromes by 2024

Rail Budget FY24: Focus on incomplete projects, big push for Make in India

The Modi government is working on increasing the railway budget by 20-25 per cent to strengthen the infrastructure of the entire railway system

FinMin to stick to privatisation of already announced CPSEs next fiscal

In the current fiscal, the government had budgeted to collect Rs 65,000 crore from disinvestment

Give incentives for sectors impacted by economic meltdown: IT leaders

ICEA recommended reducing the inputs of the open cell at zero duty

Despite ammo against govt, divided Oppn may fritter away Budget session

Congress is undeterred and is attacking the government with renewed energy after the successful Bharat Jodo Yatra which has put its leader Rahul Gandhi first among the opposition

Budget 2023: FM may bring fiscal deficit target down to less than 6% of GDP

Fiscal deficit helps in assessing macroeconomic stability of a nation, which also impacts inflation

Budget 2023: Govt should focus on broadening domestic economy, say experts

Clean energy is a key today and expanding use of Natural Gas via City Gas Distribution (CGD) will contribute to the efforts