Union Budget

Budget and Politics:Union Budget to give a boost to exports, manufacturing

Custom duty on imitation jewellery has been enhanced from 20 per cent to 25 per cent. This will discourage cheap imports from China and encourage domestic manufacturing

Budget 2024 gets mixed reactions from politicians and industry experts

Budget LIVE: Rs 35,000 cr for net-zero carbon emission goals, says FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the last full Budget of the Modi government before general elections 2024 on February 1. Catch all latest updates on Union Budget 2023-24 here

Several initial hiccups at GIFT City are behind us, says Injeti Srinivas

"Government had been doing a lot on the tax regime. They have now focused more on ease of doing business and opening up some businesses and stopping you from exporting your capital market"

'Union Budget laid foundation to make India developed nation in next 25 yr'

Rajya Sabha member GVL Narasimha Rao on Sunday said that the Union Budget laid the foundation to make India a developed nation in the next 25 years

Parliamentary panel for allocating 1% of total Union Budget to MEA

The panel said the MEA remains one of the least funded central ministries as its revised budget hover around just 0.4 per cent of the total budgetary allocation of the government from 2020-21

Street signs: Nifty faces resistance, cigarette stocks, and more

Tobacco manufacturer ITC, Godfrey Phillips India, and VST Industries have gained since the Union Budget on February 1, even as the benchmark Sensex declined close to 3%

As states table their Budgets, here's how the capex numbers stack up

Capex is not the favourite word in the lexicon of ministers despite the generous flow of resources for building assets

Budget has focused on providing last mile facilities to tribals: PM Modi

Addressing a post-budget webinar on 'Reaching the last mile', Modi said: "For the first time, the country is tapping the huge potential of the tribal society of our country at this scale

LPG cylinder refills by PMUY beneficiaries woefully inadequate, shows data

More than 95.8 million gas connections have been released under PMUY as of February 2, 2023, reveals data available on the official PMUY website

Open source-based platform for agri to be like UPI, says PM Modi

Says farm budget rose five times in nine years to over Rs 1.25 trillion

Annual agri-budget rose 5-fold to Rs 1.25 trn since 2014: PM Modi

India's agriculture sector's annual budget has increased five-fold to Rs 1.25 lakh crore since 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, as he stressed that his government is focusing on progress of the farm sector and working on mission mode to reduce import dependence of food items like edible oils. The Prime Minister was addressing a post-budget webinar on 'Agriculture and Cooperatives'. It is the second of a series of 12 post-budget webinars organized by the government to seek ideas and suggestions for the effective implementation of the initiatives announced in the Union Budget 2023. Modi also outlined the various steps announced in the budget to attract young talent in the sector, and expansion of the cooperative sector across the country. He stressed that various decisions are being continuously taken in the budget to promote the agricultural sector so that the nation becomes 'atmanirbhar' and the funds used for imports can reach farmers. Highlighting the importance

PM to address 12 webinars for effective execution of Budget initiatives

These webinars are being organised by various Ministries and departments to build on the "Saptarishi" priorities outlined in the Union Budget 2023-24

Long road to fiscal consolidation

Even though India needs large infrastructure investments, the government should have prioritised fiscal consolidation

Not REITs to riches for investors as the near-term headwinds blow

Budget proposals, delayed DESH Bill, hiring slowdown, and rising interest rates present a wall of short-term worry

Centre aims to mop up Rs 75,000 cr from senior citizen savings scheme

Not to overshoot FY24 net borrowing target of Rs 11.8 trillion

Budget slow on fiscal consolidation, ambitious on revenue target: S&P

According to the monthly Asia-Pacific Credit Focus, the govt will also look to cap subsidy expenditure in the upcoming year, against a surprise rise in FY23 owing to surging fertilizer and food prices

The life insurance sector's trouble with taxation on high-value policies

The imposition of a tax on high-value policies could hurt the growth rates of life insurers in the next fiscal year

Reliance Capital suitors likely to redraw offers after Budget tweak

The dispute is now pending at the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)

MPC's 11.7% nominal GDP growth projection way higher than Budget estimate

If MPC's projections hold good, various figures in the Budget would change when the revised estimates are worked out