Page 4 - Union Budgets

Divergence in revenue estimates due to early Budget or lack of discipline?

Provisional actuals of the Budget for 2020-21 have once again varied sharply from the revised estimates. The variation provides fiscal cushion, but also raises several questions

India's once-in-a-century budget runs into trouble as virus strikes back

The budget aimed to revive Asia's third-largest economy via investing in infrastructure and health care, while relying on an aggressive privatisation strategy and robust tax collections

BS READS: Some mistakes India must avoid this time to make DFIs a success

Now that DFIs are making a comeback, three key issues will be crucial for their success -the availability of long-term funds at a reasonable cost, private-sector ownership, and professional management

Budget 2021 aims to revive economy despite limited fiscal headroom

The government is likely to hike import duties on a number of high-end goods in a bid to raise more than 210 billion rupees in revenue

An impossible combination of things that India's Budgets attempt

Successive Indian governments have tried to do what they can't: target economic growth and equitable distribution simultaneously

Wealth tax to 'Black Budget': Here're India-specific snippets on Budget

Budget, which comes from bougette (French for bag), has a storied history. Starting today, we will bring you some India-specific snippets

Industry seeks front-loading infra spend, tax breaks in upcoming Budget

To incentivise investments in infrastructure, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Ficci) has sought tax exemptions

Watch: Beyond Headlines with AKB, Ep 1: Pandemic Budget or lockdown Budget?

FM Nirmala Sitharaman has said she will not hold back on spending to contain fiscal deficit

The country needs the rich too: Making a case for lower personal income tax

The forthcoming Budget, if it wants to rekindle growth on a sustained basis, must leave far more income in the hands of the rich and well-off than it does now

Wait for holistic response for stressed sectors: Finance secretary

AJAY BHUSHAN PANDEY talks about the Budget, revenue collection, and the goods and services tax (GST) compensation mechanism

How will Modi govt handle revenue deficit without raising income-tax?

Next year's Budget will reflect many difficulties sprung by the coronavirus pandemic and many countries' currency-printing spree to keep employment high

FinMin kick-starts Budget making exercise amid contraction pressure

The nearly one-month long exercise to finalise the Revised Estimate for FY21 and Budget Estimate for FY22 began on Friday.

LIVE: India took various steps to offset Covid impact, FM tells World Bank

The finance ministry on Friday kicked off the exercise to prepare the annual Budget for 2021-22 amid the urgency to push economic growth hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Stay tuned for LIVE updates:

Understanding Budget policy

Its objectives are clear. But the reality in recent years has not cooperated with the government's plans

West Bengal dues from Centre more than Rs 50,000 crore: Amit Mitra

State FM presents Budget of Rs 2.55 trillion, up about 7.5 per cent over last year

Budget: Govt to launch campaign to eliminate TB by 2025, says Sitharaman

Presenting the Budget for 2020-21, Sitharaman proposed to expand Jan Aushadhi Kendras to all districts of the country to provide medicines at affordable rates

Needed: A boring Budget

The Budget should be judged on delivering boring principles - realism, fiscal prudence, fewer schemes and more governance

Will Budget 2020 be populist?

What you will see depends on what you're looking for

Explained: What to expect, how to read this year's Union Budget document?

The Union Budget gives the account of the government's finances for the fiscal year that runs from April 1 to March 31

PSU exchange-traded funds yet to get tax benefits proposed in Budget 2019

Among the key proposals of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden Budget was extending the Section 80C tax advantage to PSU ETFs. However, the proposal is yet to be notified