Instead of public sector enterprises making capex decisions, they have declared dividends in the last few years. The capex decisions have therefore been abrogated to itself by the Centre
Adani Group is in talks to prepay all loans backed by pledged shares, a spokesperson told Reuters on Monday
A key government objective is to bring the deficit down to 4.5% of GDP by 2025/26. Respondents were evenly split on whether it would succeed
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However Sitharaman declined to elaborate on the proposed amendments when queried by the media as the Parliament session is on
The 50 year interest free capex loans worth Rs 1.3 trillion are part of the Centre's FY24 capex budget of Rs 10 trillion
'Consensus forecasts call for a 16 per cent earnings compounded annual growth through FY25, with margin expansion baked in across most sectors', said Eleswarapu
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"The government's welfare schemes are quite large, comprehensive, well spread and the emphasis is on implementation rather than on budget provisions"
"The Budget would support growth and the Indian consumption story, and keep us in good stead, given headwinds in China and developed markets and until the rest of the world eases"
The International Road Federation (IRF) on Thursday welcomed the increased allocation of Rs 10 lakh crore as capital expenditure in Union Budget, saying it will help boost logistics and connectivity across the nation. IRF in a statement also welcomed the thrust of the Budget on seven growth engines of PM GatiShakti, including roads, railways, airports, ports, mass transport, waterways and logistics. It said the increased allocation will ensure time-bound creation of world-class transport infrastructure and improve logistics and connectivity across the nation. IRF India chapter president Satish Parakh said stepping up capital expenditure will help boost economic growth while strengthening infrastructure and creating enormous employment.
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The finance minister has once again done a stellar job of supporting growth whilst maintaining fiscal pragmatism
The government's focus on ease of doing business and the expanded corpus for the credit guarantee scheme will mean MSMEs have a lot to gain from this Budget
The biggest push came for the infrastructure sector, with a more than expected - i.e. 33 per cent - hike in capex that should boost private investment and spur employment generation
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
According to a senior official, Railways' prime borrowing arm, Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), has zero borrowings for the fiscal under review
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The centre has been able to spend 65.4 per cent of its capex allocation for FY23 during April-December period against 70.7 per cent during the same period in FY22