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Budget failed to meet expectations of farmers, women & public: Siddaramaiah

Ex-Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah said the Union budget failed to meet the expectations of farmers, women and people at large.

In a first, animation and gaming segment finds place in Budget 2022

FM Sitharaman announces setting up of promotion task force in this space, industry hails move

Railway's operating ratio pegged at 96.98% in 2022-23 on capex push

Highest ever capital expenditure at Rs 2.45 trillion; Operating ratio for 2021-22 revised downward to 98.93%

Rahul does not understand maths, finds sum of everything zero: Piyush Goyal

Goyal's remarks came against the backdrop of Rahul Gandhi's calling the Union Budget 2022-23 a zero-sum budget

Budget 2022: Govt subsidies to fall 39% to Rs 4.3 trn in FY22

For the next fiscal, the government said total subsidies are estimated to further decline to Rs 3,17,866 crore from Rs 4,33,108 crore in the current fiscal

LIVE: This Budget brings more infra, more growth and more jobs, says PM

Budget 2022 LIVE updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the annual Union Budget 2022-23 in Parliament today. Follow Business Standard for Budget highlights

Most capitalist Budget, inequality rising in India rapidly: P Chidambaram

P Chidambaram said the Union Budget was the "most capitalist" with nothing for the poor and farmers while sops were being provided to big industrialists turning India into a very "unequal country"

Budget: There was room for more direct support, says hospitality industry

The government has extended the ECLGS up to March 2023 and earmarked an additional Rs 50,000 cr for hospitality and related sectors

Budget sets tone for making India a global hub in tech innovation: Nasscom

IT industry body Nasscom said the Union Budget 2022 sets the tone for India's 'techade' and establishing the country as a global hub in terms of technology innovation.

Budget fails to cheer healthcare industry as long standing demands unmet

Leading healthcare providers rued that the Budget has failed to address many of the long pending demands of the industry.

RS to debate motion of thanks to Prez address for 12 hrs, Budget for 11 hrs

Rajya Sabha will debate on the motion of thanks on the president's address for 12 hours and the prime minister is likely to reply on February 8

Budget has laid road map for long term development: Ashok Leyland

The Union Budget presented by Nirmala Sitharaman has laid the road map for long-term development over the next 25 years, a top official of city-based Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland said

Budget 2022: Here's what will get costlier and what will be cheaper

Imported cut and polished diamonds, frozen mussels, frozen squids, asafoetida, cocoa beans, methyl alcohol and acetic acid will become cheaper as a result of rationalisation in customs duties

Budget 2022: Centre lowers FY23 divestment target to Rs 65K crore

The Centre had planned major divestments and strategic sale of Air India, BPCL, public sector banks, an insurance company amongst others

Union Budget 2022-23: BJP, JJP hail it; Congress and INLD slam it

Chief Minister M L Khattar hailed the budget, terming it as "pro-farmers"

MSME sector group hails budget; another trade body dismayed over tax sops

A leading organisation representing MSMEs praised the Union Budget for 2022-23, saying its proposals are based on "long-term thinking"

Budget 2022: Ministry of Science and Technology allocated Rs 14,217 crore

The Ministry of Science and Technology has been allocated Rs 14,217 crore in the Union Budget 2022-23, a 3.9 per cent decrease from last fiscal.

Rs 1,711 cr earmarked for union cabinet, ministers salaries, travel, others

The Union Budget allocated Rs 1,711.04 crore for a host of expenditure of the Union Cabinet that includes salaries, sumptuary and travel by central ministers among others.

Budget 2022: Govt pegs STT collection at Rs 20,000 cr for FY23

The sharp increase in budget estimate for the next fiscal could be on account of government's confidence in the securities market

Budget 2022: Growth-oriented and transformative, says CII Director General

'We are confident that the growth projection made by the Economic Survey at 8-8.5 per cent in 2022-23 will be met,' the CII DG Chandrajit Banerjee averred