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Budget with a long-term view

Govt can approach the Budget 2021 with an aim to rebuild the economy to attain the long-term objective of sustained higher growth

Meet Team Sitharaman: Officials who are helping FM prepare Budget 2021

In today's episode, we are taking a look at the key officials involved in finalising the outline of the Budget. Listen to the podcast for more

Bonds in India head for losses on PM Modi's near-record borrowing plan

The relentless supply of sovereign debt has been the biggest hurdle for Indian bonds this fiscal year, as pandemic relief efforts took precedence

Will Budget 2021 slow down the digital tsunami?

The govt has been responsive to the needs and asks of industry and keenly focused on Ease of Doing Business. We hope that answers to some of the ambiguities find their way into the upcoming budget

Budget Byte: Banks' non-performing assets likely to bulge in 2021

This daily series of graphs provides context to some of the critical issues relating to the Union Budget on February 1

Budget: Realtors expect subvention scheme, measures to boost demand

The housing market is reviving from the lows hit last year

Beyond Budget Headlines: Oil sector may come to the govt's rescue this year

Oil prices have been rising because of global demand amid a stringent environment of regulations. So, what is Budget 2021 going to do for the oil sector? Tune in for more

Beyond Budget Headlines: Oil sector may come to the govt's rescue this year

Budget Byte: Education scheme 'Samagra Shiksha' expenditure fell in 2020

This daily series of graphs provides context to some of the critical issues relating to the Union Budget on February 1

Customary 'Halwa Ceremony' kickstarts process of compiling Budget documents

Finance Minister Sitharaman, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur and senior officials of the finance ministry participated in the symbolic ceremony

Shift from supply-side fillip to demand boost in Budget: Amit Mitra to FM

In a letter to Nirmala Sitharaman, West Bengal finance minister Amt Mitra suggested the Centre follow Keynesian economics at this juncture instead of Say's law

Union Budget made easy: Five key things you need to know

Budget, US stimulus: 5 factors that could help market after scaling 50,000

Business Standard looks at five key factors that market players believe could have a bearing on the market movement in the near term

Sensex hits 50K: Investment strategies to play the markets ahead of Budget

From its 3-year lows of 25,639, hit on March 24, 2020 amid the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, the benchmark index is now up 96 per cent

Longest speech to fine print: Here're India-specific snippets on Budget

The record for the longest Budget speech - 160 minutes -is held by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

From Hawick to Hawick: The story of The Economist founder James Wilson

The life and times of The Economist founder who presented India's first Budget in 1860

NBFCs seek continued liquidity support in upcoming Union Budget

Non-banking finance companies expect the government to provide continued liquidity support by encouraging banks to lend more to the sector

How key economic estimates are likely to pan out in Budget 2021-22

Business Standard presents two scenarios on revenues, expenditure and fiscal deficit, based on two different assumptions of the country's GDP the next financial year

Budget 2021 wishlist: What these nine sectors want from FM Sitharaman

Listen to the podcast to know the Budget 2021-22 expectations of various sectors

Top headlines: RBI backs NPCI-type agency for fintechs, how green are EVs?

From RBI backing the creation of an NPCI-type agency for fintechs to the road ahead for electric cars in India, read today's top news stories at Business Standard