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FM should cut cess, taxes on fuels and surcharge on income tax: Chidambaram

Finance minister must find out answers as to why India Inc. is not investing, says Congress leader

Union Budget 2023: What health and nutrition sectors want this year

Here's what voices from healthcare & nutrition sector are expecting from Union Budget

All-party meet ahead of Budget session, opposition raises Adani issue

The government on Monday said it was willing to discuss every issue under rules during the Budget Session of Parliament and sought the support of the Opposition in running the proceedings smoothly. Briefing the media after an all-party meeting convened by the government ahead of the Budget Session beginning Tuesday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said the government was willing to discuss every issue in Parliament under rules. "We seek Opposition's cooperation" in running the House smoothly. At the meet, Aam Aadmi Party's Sanjay Singh, RJD's Manoj Jha, DMK, Left parties and others raise the Adani issue and sought discussion on it in Parliament during the session. The US-based short seller Hindenburg Research has accused the Adani Group of wrongdoing like stock manipulation. The company has dismissed the allegations as "nothing but a lie". The YSR Congress demanded a nationwide caste-based economic census at the meet. It is necessary to know the economic status of ...

All-party meeting ahead of Parliament's Budget Session to be held today

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi has convened the meeting which will be held at noon in Parliament Annexe Building

Union Budget likely to test govt's fiscal resolve ahead of 2024 elections

A review of budgets since Modi came to power shows he's been chipping away at subsidies, barring the pandemic years when assistance saw an increase

When the middle class takes centre stage

While the tax slabs may be reasonable, many exemptions have become anachronisms - they don't reflect the reality when we take into consideration the cost of inflation

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

More than half of households in a survey conducted online across 309 districts expect a decline in their income by up to 25 per cent and dip in savings, and are looking for relief in the coming budget, online platform LocalCircles said on Sunday. The survey, conducted between November 25 and January 25, found that with job losses and hiring sentiment turning negative, 52 per cent respondents feel that the economic uncertainty will persist for the next 6-12 months. LocalCircles claimed that 37,000 responses were received from household consumers across 309 districts of India, comprising 64 per cent men, 36 per cent women from tier 1, tier 2 and smaller towns as well. "Our survey indicates that majority households in the country are facing the squeeze and in community discussions thousands of inputs were received by LocalCircles about lowering income tax rates or increasing deductions and exemptions," LocalCircles founder Sachin Taparia said. The number of responses on each question

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

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

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

Ahead of the Union Budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers here. The Union Budget, which will be presented in Parliament on February 1, will be the last full-fledged budget of the Modi government before the 2024 general elections. 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. Sources said working of several ministries and policy initiatives taken by the Narendra Modi government will be reviewed and discussed. This comes amid a buzz of a cabinet reshuffle and also ahead of the assembly polls in nine states this year.

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

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

Budget 2023: Govt likely to avoid populist measures; tax tweaks possible

FM Sitharaman is unlikely to tinker much with tax rates, yet will also steer clear of populist measures, according to economists surveyed

Budget 2023-24: T V Somanathan to Ajay Seth, meet the FM's crack squad

The Modi government will present its last full Budget on February 1 as the 2024 Budget will be a vote on account because the nation will be heading for the hustings from April next year

Edtechs' Budget wishlist: Lower taxes, higher funding, greater incentives

Struggling with drying investment, dealing with cost cutting, the sector hopes Budget eases the pain

Stocks slide in volatile trading in run-up to Budget, Fed Reserve meet

Nifty50 down 1.3%; Bank Nifty slips 2.5%; FPIs withdraw Rs 2,394 cr

Budget 2023-24: Manufacturing sector eyes revised taxations, new PLIs

Manufacturing sector contributes 15% to India's GDP and hence the expectation of experts are high from the government

Parliament's Budget session to begin Jan 31; Here's what you need to know

At this session, with 27 sittings spread over 66 days, the Parliament discusses and approves the proposed annual budget

Union Budget 2023 likely to focus on deficit reduction, say experts

As India faces weakening demand for its exports from the slowing economies of trading partners, its own growth is still recovering from the damage of pandemic controls

Centre expected to introduce new income tax slabs in Budget 2023: Report

Currently, there are six slabs in the new personal income-tax regime, starting with the Rs 2.5-5 lakh income bracket taxed at 5 per cent