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A credible effort

The Budget makes all the right noises and avoids the temptation to be populist

'Reward the rich' politics

With a 10% tax cut for the super-rich, has the Modi government lost it? If this is what we believe, we are still caught in oldthink in our political economy

Fiscally prudent, but electorally savvy

In 2022-23, the finance minister hopes to grow her net revenue receipts by 8 per cent even as her revenue expenditure would increase by a similar rate

Union Budget 2023-24 promises a bright future for India

The country clearly has a growth agenda and this Budget is designed to boost private sector investment and promises to propel India's growth further

Budget: Govt announces 150% hike in outlay of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban

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

Budget 2023: FM sticks to fiscal road map, targets deficit of 5.9% in FY24

The fiscal deficit is the difference between the government's expenditure and revenues when the former is higher

Sartorial to spending: Green dominates the House during Budget speech

The word 'green' was used by the finance minister 23 times in her 60-plus-minute speech, reinforcing the jungle theme as she moved from thicket to thicket, stumbling occasionally

Election on mind: Amid OPS push, bid to keep govt staff happy

Unimpressed Oppn says Budget has nothing for poor, unemployed

Union Budget 2023-24: A great year for Indian Railways, says expert

IR, which stimulates almost all sectors of industries and commerce by transporting raw materials and finished goods, is moving much more BTKMs (Billion Tonne Kms) during and post-pandemic times

From Mamata Banerjee to Pinarayi Vijayan, here're CMs' views on Budget

"There is no relief from inflation in this Budget. On the contrary, this Budget will increase inflation. There is no concrete plan to remove unemployment," says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Union Budget stands to benefit all sections of society: Anurag Thakur

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

Budget 2023-24: Railways gets record Rs 2.6-trillion capex boost

According to a senior official, Railways' prime borrowing arm, Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), has zero borrowings for the fiscal under review

Balancing state Budgets: Here're the pain points and what's on offer

State government finances are still facing the effects of the pandemic

Inclusive, growth-oriented budget: Industry veteran Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Biotechnology industry veteran Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Wednesday called the budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman "inclusive and growth-oriented"

PM Modi terms Union Budget 'historic', says it gives priority to deprived

1st Budget of 'Amrit Kaal' is 'historic', meant for the aspirational, PM says

Devolution to states: Cess, surcharge help Centre keep major chunk of taxes

Among a few tweaks to surcharges, Sitharaman announced the Centre would reduce the highest surcharge levied under personal income tax from 37 per cent to 25 per cent under the new tax regime

Budget allocates Rs 4,692 cr for Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

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

Budget 2023: Capital gains cap at Rs 10 crore to hit luxury home sales

The finance minister on Wednesday proposed to limit deductions from capital gains on investment in residential houses under Sections 54 and 54F to Rs 10 crore

Budget 2023-24: Net winnings from online games to attract 30% TDS

Proposes 30% tax on net winnings, removes threshold of Rs 10,000

'Union Budget 2023-24 is a road map for nation building', says Assocham

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