Great Budget for CapEx and Railways, Not Bad for Direct Taxes - News18
1 year, 10 months ago

Great Budget for CapEx and Railways, Not Bad for Direct Taxes - News18

News 18  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman began her speech by calling Budget 2023 the first one in Amrit Kaal. Unfortunately, there were few takers for the new scheme because one could pay fewer taxes by using the various exemptions in the old scheme. There will be less complicated tax calculations involved in using the exemptions and actually lower tax liabilities just by going in for the new scheme. An exciting idea — not much elaborated on — is the thrust towards manufacturing one product per district of the country, largely expected to give a boost to handicrafts production and local employment. For an election year Budget, the last one before the general elections next year, it maintained its business-as-usual sangfroid while pointing out that tax collections were up and the economy was doing well.

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Centre to make highest-ever effective capital expenditure in fiscal year 2024-25, know what it is
5 days, 20 hours ago

Centre to make highest-ever effective capital expenditure in fiscal year 2024-25, know what it is

India TV News  

The Central government is set to make the highest-ever effective capital expenditure in the fiscal year 2024-25, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said during the proceedings in Lok Sabha. Sitharaman on Tuesday stated that the effective capital expenditure of the Union govt for this fiscal year is pegged at a staggering Rs 15.02 lakh crore, among the highest such spending …

Industry needs to up R&D spend, expect govt capex growth to sustain: Ficci
1 week, 2 days ago

Industry needs to up R&D spend, expect govt capex growth to sustain: Ficci

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Businesses need to step up their research and development spending, and the industry expects the government to sustain the growth in budget allocation for capital expenditure as these two would help the Indian industry to become more competitive in global markets, Harsha Vardhan Agarwal, president of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and vice-chairman and managing …

Capex support will continue for infrastructure development: Minister Chaudhary
1 week, 3 days ago

Capex support will continue for infrastructure development: Minister Chaudhary

Live Mint  

India's capital expenditure on infrastructure projects such as roads, railways, ports, airports, and telecommunications has been rising steadily over the years, and the government stands ready to make adequate funds available in next year's budget as well to maintain the sector's growth momentum, minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Friday. India aims to become a developed nation …

Capex slowdown helps govt cut deficit by 6.6 per cent in Apr-Oct
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Capex slowdown helps govt cut deficit by 6.6 per cent in Apr-Oct

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The slowing down of capital expenditure has helped the central government keep its books in order with fiscal deficit contracting by 6.6% in the first seven months of the current financial year, according to the data released by the government. The fiscal deficit during the period was Rs 7.5 lakh crore, which is 46.5% of the budget target …

Centre Could Miss Capex Target by Rs 70k Crore in FY25
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Centre Could Miss Capex Target by Rs 70k Crore in FY25

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The Centre could miss the gross capex target for FY25 by Rs 70,000 crore mainly due to lower spending in defence, roads and highways, and railways in the first half. As per the revised budget estimate for FY25, the central government has set a gross capex target of Rs 11.1 lakh crore. This is 15.4 per cent down from …

Centre eyes 95% of undershot capex target for FY25: Ajay Seth
1 month ago

Centre eyes 95% of undershot capex target for FY25: Ajay Seth

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government’s capital expenditure for FY2025 is projected to align closely with last year’s spending, at around 95% of the allocated target, though the target itself may be undershot, Ajay Seth, secretary of the department of economic affairs said on Wednesday. Last year, we spent 95% of the allotted capex, and this year it is likely to be …

Government may ease quarterly capex limits to achieve record ₹11.11 trillion spending goal for FY25: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Government may ease quarterly capex limits to achieve record ₹11.11 trillion spending goal for FY25: Report

Live Mint  

India is considering the relaxation of quarterly spending limits to ensure it does not fall short of its capital expenditure target for the financial year 2024/2025, according to a government source. Capital expenditure, or spending on building physical infrastructure, was at 4.15 trillion rupees during April-September, or 37% of the annual target, against 4.9 trillion rupees a year earlier. The …

Govt plans survey of lagging private capex
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Govt plans survey of lagging private capex

Hindustan Times  

The statistics ministry is planning to conduct a survey of private-sector capital investment going into the economy, which has been lagging government capex but is critical for growth and jobs in Asia’s third-largest economy, a senior official has said. Private sector investment has grown at a slower pace, outstripped by government fixed capital formation, a measure of public spending on …

Private capex to pick up, ₹4 lakh crore credit demand pipeline from India Inc: SBI Chairman
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Private capex to pick up, ₹4 lakh crore credit demand pipeline from India Inc: SBI Chairman

The Hindu  

Setty has said the bank has already got ₹4 lakh crore strong credit pipeline from India Inc and expressed hope that capital expenditure by the private sector is expected to pick up in the second half of the fiscal year. As far as public spending is concerned, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Budget proposed to raise the capital expenditure …

FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Budget 2024: Union Budget strikes a fine balance between growth, employment, capital investment, and fiscal consolidation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Budget 2024: Union Budget strikes a fine balance between growth, employment, capital investment, and fiscal consolidation

The Hindu  

Replying to the debate on the Union Budget in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday where more than 80 elders participated, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the transfer of resources to the States is going unhindered and the inferences that she mentioned just two States in the budget was a propaganda created by the INDIA bloc to mislead the people. Countering …

Budget 2024 creates a template for reforms in Modi 3.0
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Budget 2024 creates a template for reforms in Modi 3.0

Firstpost  

This year’s Budget stands out for its balanced approach, focusing on fiscal discipline, capital expenditure, regulatory simplification, job creation, and next-generation reforms, aiming to stimulate high growth and employment Budgets have long been spectacles of grand announcements and symbolic gestures. Additionally, the budget aims to enhance women’s workforce participation through infrastructure support and specialised skilling programmes, and to upgrade 1,000 …

Budget 2024-25 CAPEX: ₹11 lakh crore allocated towards capital expenditure, 3.4% of GDP by FM Nirmala Sitharaman
5 months ago

Budget 2024-25 CAPEX: ₹11 lakh crore allocated towards capital expenditure, 3.4% of GDP by FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

In her seventh budget presentation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced allocating Rs 11 lakh, 11 thousand and 111 crore towards capital expenditure. She further urged, “We will encourage states to provide support of similar scale for infrastructure development based on their priorities.” The finance minister stated that private investment in infrastructure will be promoted through Viability Gap Funding and a …

Budget 2024: Capital gains tax reform, stimulus for private capex push; what mutual fund players want from FM Sitharaman
5 months, 1 week ago

Budget 2024: Capital gains tax reform, stimulus for private capex push; what mutual fund players want from FM Sitharaman

Live Mint  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget 2024 on July 23. One mutual fund expert argues that the government should consider eliminating the capital gains tax an investor pays when he moves his investment from a regular to a direct scheme. Investors demand that this new tax be reversed or at least that indexation benefit be restored for …

Punjab government misses 2023-24 capex target by 53%
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Punjab government misses 2023-24 capex target by 53%

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab government missed its capital expenditure target by 53% during the financial year 2023-24. Against a capital expenditure of ₹ 10,354 crore proposed in budget estimates, the state government spent only ₹ 4,862 crore during the financial year, leaving a gap of ₹ 5,492 crore, according to the latest data on key economic indicators Against a capital expenditure of …

New private investments dropped over 15% in 2023-24; States led capex growth
8 months ago

New private investments dropped over 15% in 2023-24; States led capex growth

The Hindu  

Fresh investment plans by the private sector fell 15.3% in 2023-24, while foreign investors slashed new outlays by almost a third, dragging down the value of new investment announcements in the country almost 5% from the all-time high of almost ₹37 lakh crore recorded in 2022-23. Manufacturing’s share in new investments, declined from almost 54% in 2022-23 to 33.8% of …

In A First, Road Ministry's Capex in 2023-24 Crosses Rs 3 Lakh Crore With Highest-Ever Private Investment
8 months, 1 week ago

In A First, Road Ministry's Capex in 2023-24 Crosses Rs 3 Lakh Crore With Highest-Ever Private Investment

News 18  

In what may be termed a first in the road ministry’s history, the actual capital expenditure, including that from private investment, in the financial year 2023-24 crossed Rs 3 lakh crore, data accessed by News18 shows. The numbers suggest that in the last financial year, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways was allocated Rs 2.64 lakh crore, the highest-ever, …

Punjab government likely to miss capex target, only 32% achieved so far
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Punjab government likely to miss capex target, only 32% achieved so far

Hindustan Times  

Despite a healthy growth in tax revenues and increased borrowing, the Punjab government is likely to miss its capital expenditure target going by the spending in the first ten months of the financial year 2023-24. A finance department official said that capex numbers will look much better by the end of the fiscal though they may still fall short of …

On Track: MoRTH, Railways Use Up More Than 75% Capex Target Till Third Quarter of 2023-24 Fiscal
10 months, 1 week ago

On Track: MoRTH, Railways Use Up More Than 75% Capex Target Till Third Quarter of 2023-24 Fiscal

News 18  

Two of the biggest infrastructure ministries – road transport and highways as well as railways – have used more than 75 percent of the capital expenditure in the first nine months of the current fiscal. According to data from the ministry, the railways, which got Rs 2.62 lakh crore for the ongoing financial year, has spent Rs 1.95 lakh crore …

Lacklustre capex by PSUs is blunting government’s growth stimulus
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Lacklustre capex by PSUs is blunting government’s growth stimulus

Live Mint  

The Narendra Modi government’s strategy for supporting growth has been to increase capital expenditure through its budget in the hope that the infrastructure created would nudge the non-government sector to invest, creating new incomes. FY25 will be the fourth successive year in which more than half the growth in the total spending through the budget will be due to higher …

The budget does well on both the big Cs: Capex and consolidation
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The budget does well on both the big Cs: Capex and consolidation

Live Mint  

Emphasis on the two big Cs—Capex and Consolidation—was the hallmark of India’s interim budget for 2024-25. The government’s concerted focus on capex-led growth has kept the economy in good stead, aiding its emergence as the fastest-growing major economy in the world for three consecutive years by logging 7%-plus real gross domestic product growth. The budget ticked all the boxes on …

Interim Budget surprises fixed income market
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Interim Budget surprises fixed income market

New Indian Express  

It was expected to be a restricted vote on national accounts, but this interim budget, instead, surprised fixed income markets so much so that the yield of India’s benchmark 10-year government security fell by 9 bps. Firstly, in FY24, not only did India manage to achieve the highest economic growth on the back of heavy public capex, but it did …

A case of capex under the ‘macroscope’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

A case of capex under the ‘macroscope’

The Hindu  

India’s economic recovery in the early post COVID-19 pandemic phase was distinctly underscored by a strong performance in exports and domestic investments. The FY25 Interim Budget carries forward the ethos of public capex a notch higher, thereby bolstering the government’s commitment to high quality spending. The budgeted capex by the central government, an important metric for capacity creation in the …

Interim budget 2024-25: Capex raised to 3.4% of GDP despite fiscal consolidation
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Interim budget 2024-25: Capex raised to 3.4% of GDP despite fiscal consolidation

Hindustan Times  

The central government’s capital spending in 2024-25, according to the interim budget will be ₹11,11,111 crore, a number which is more like an auspicious figure than a hard-headed budgetary allocation. Read here: Interim budget 2024-25: Govt stays the course on fiscal consolidation path Fiscal numbers of the second Narendra Modi government speak for themselves. The share of capital spending in …

Key takeaways from interim Budget 2024-25 in charts
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Key takeaways from interim Budget 2024-25 in charts

The Hindu  

The Finance Minister presented her sixth budget today. Budget 2024 live updates Besides this, here are the charts that show key numbers from the interim Budget 2024: Budget at a glance The Finance Minister said that the Revised Estimate of the total receipts other than borrowings is Rs 27.56 lakh crore. Capital Expenditure Capital expenditure outlay was raised to ₹11.1 …

Budget 2024: More Power to Infrastructure as Capex Outlay Increased to Rs 11.11 Lakh Crore
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: More Power to Infrastructure as Capex Outlay Increased to Rs 11.11 Lakh Crore

News 18  

Ensuring more power to infrastructure development for economic growth and employment creation, a large sum of Rs 11,11,111 crore has been set aside as the capital expenditure outlay in the interim budget 2024. “Building on the massive tripling of the capital expenditure outlay in the last four years, resulting in a huge multiplier impact on economic growth and employment creation, …

Budget 2024: Nominal GDP growth seen at 10.50 per cent, FY24 fiscal deficit revised down to 5.80 per cent
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Nominal GDP growth seen at 10.50 per cent, FY24 fiscal deficit revised down to 5.80 per cent

India TV News  

In the interim Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union government has assumed a nominal GDP growth of 10.50 per cent for the fiscal year 2024-25. The revised estimate of the fiscal deficit for FY24 is 5.8 per cent of GDP, improving on the budget estimate despite a moderation in nominal growth estimates. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman …

Budget may focus on welfare, infra, adhere to fisc glide path
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget may focus on welfare, infra, adhere to fisc glide path

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi India will meet its fiscal deficit target of 5.9% of GDP in 2023-24, and largely adhere to the envisaged glide path to bring it below 4.5% by 2025-26 on the back of robust GDP growth, buoyant tax collections, and better targeting of expenditure, officials familiar with the matter said, adding that public spending on welfare schemes and infrastructure …

With one quarter to go, fiscal deficit at 55% of target
10 months, 3 weeks ago

With one quarter to go, fiscal deficit at 55% of target

The Hindu  

The Union Government’s fiscal deficit stood at ₹9.8 lakh crore, or 55% of its Budget target through the first nine months of the fiscal year, as per data from the Controller General of Accounts. to meet the capex target for the year, which appears optimistic relative to the ₹2.5 lakh crore recorded in the same quarter of 2022-23,” said Aditi …

Budget 2024: Govt to focus on Make in India initiative to boost manufacturing
11 months ago

Budget 2024: Govt to focus on Make in India initiative to boost manufacturing

India TV News  

To incentivise the manufacturing sector and generate employment, the government may extend the scope of the Production-Linked Incentive scheme in the upcoming budget. Zameer Malik, CEO of Kulsum's Kaya Kalp, said that the government is expected to continue prioritizing capital expenditure, particularly in the infrastructure sector, to drive economic growth. Gurmit Singh Arora, president of the Indian Plumbing Association, said …

Interim Budget 2024: Overall spending likely to see 10% hike, says report
11 months, 1 week ago

Interim Budget 2024: Overall spending likely to see 10% hike, says report

India Today  

The upcoming interim budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 may witness a cautious approach from the government, with an anticipated 10 per cent increase in overall spending compared to the current fiscal year, reported The Economic Times. Despite the economy's robust growth, with a forecasted 7.3 per cent increase in Gross Domestic Product for the fiscal year 2023-24, the government …

Railway budget 2024 to rise 25% to hit record levels
11 months, 1 week ago

Railway budget 2024 to rise 25% to hit record levels

Hindustan Times  

Budgetary allocation for Indian Railways is expected to hit record levels in 2024-25 as the government gears up to support a major makeover for the national transporter with additional modern and faster trains and improved safety features. “The government supported with an over 50% increase in gross budgetary support in 2023-24, and the expectation is that absolute support would touch …

Centre to take foot off capex pedal after FY25 budget
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre to take foot off capex pedal after FY25 budget

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : After an expected spurt in the next fiscal year, government capital expenditure may grow at a more sedate pace in the years ahead as the Centre sets its sights on fiscal consolidation, two people aware of the plans said. A second reason for the modest increase in capex after 2024-25 is the saturating fund absorption capacity of …

UP surpasses capex target, set to get 2nd tranche of central loan
1 year, 2 months ago

UP surpasses capex target, set to get 2nd tranche of central loan

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Uttar Pradesh government has spent 51% of the capital expenditure target against the required 45% to get the second instalment of an interest-free loan for 50 years from the Centre under its special assistance scheme for the states. The government proposes to spend all the funds earmarked for capital expenditure by the end of 2023-2024, and this is bound …

Highways Ministry, Railways Achieve Around 40% Capital Expenditure Till July, Aim to Spend 90% by December
1 year, 4 months ago

Highways Ministry, Railways Achieve Around 40% Capital Expenditure Till July, Aim to Spend 90% by December

News 18  

With about eight assembly polls and the Lok Sabha elections scheduled in the next one year, the Union government is prioritising its spending. Of the Rs 5 lakh crore allocated to these ministries for the current financial year, the two have already spent Rs 2.06 lakh crore by July-end. According to a Railway Ministry official, by July-end, the national transporter …

PM Could Launch 42 Key Projects by Jan 26, Ministers to Focus on ‘9-Month Yatra’ to Show Results
1 year, 5 months ago

PM Could Launch 42 Key Projects by Jan 26, Ministers to Focus on ‘9-Month Yatra’ to Show Results

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi could inaugurate nearly 42 signature projects, each worth Rs 5,000 crore or more, by January 26 next year and has asked ministers to undertake a ‘9-month Yatra’ to push the projects and ensure “benefits are felt by the people”, top government sources have told News18. Sources say the prime minister said there are many achievements of …

Budget's Focus On Capex To Crowd-In Private Investment, Push Growth To 7 Per Cent: RBI Bulletin
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget's Focus On Capex To Crowd-In Private Investment, Push Growth To 7 Per Cent: RBI Bulletin

ABP News  

The Union Budget's focus on capital expenditure is expected to crowd-in private investment and push the GDP growth rate close to 7 per cent in the next financial year beginning April 1, said a Reserve Bank article on 'State of the Economy'. "In our view, the instrument of decoupling will be the Union Budget by raising India's growth prospects over …

W.B. Budget for 2023-24 broadens welfare schemes, gives incentives to jobs
1 year, 10 months ago

W.B. Budget for 2023-24 broadens welfare schemes, gives incentives to jobs

The Hindu  

With an eye on the upcoming panchayat polls, the West Bengal government’s Budget for the year 2023-24 on Wednesday widened the ambit of social welfare schemes like Lakshmi Bhandar, added a new scheme providing death benefits for fishermen, promised financial assistance for micro-enterprise and allocated ₹3000 crore for rural road connectivity and repair of urban roads in the State. Minister …

TS govt\'s 10 budgets in last 9 years: Targets met only twice
1 year, 10 months ago

TS govt\'s 10 budgets in last 9 years: Targets met only twice

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BRS government has presented 10 budgets in the Telangana Legislative Assembly since the formation of the state in 2014 with the Budgetary allocations increasing year after year. The TRS government presented the 2014-15 budget with a total outlay of Rs 1,00,637 crore; the revised estimates were also the same; however, the actual spending was only Rs 62,306 crore, …

Capex bet and a welfare miss: Story of Budget in nine charts
1 year, 10 months ago

Capex bet and a welfare miss: Story of Budget in nine charts

Live Mint  

In the last full-year Budget before the 2024 general elections, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered her shortest speech, hitting all the right notes. HEARTY CAPEX In 2023-24, which is likely to see a global growth slowdown, the Centre has budgeted a record capital expenditure of ₹10 trillion, up nearly 37% from the revised estimate of the ongoing year. Meanwhile, following …

Tax-Capex double engine in Union Budget 2023-24
1 year, 10 months ago

Tax-Capex double engine in Union Budget 2023-24

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday presented a Budget that continued her government’s emphasis on capital investment, with a record ₹10 lakh crore spend planned in 2023-24, sought to encourage taxpayers to spend more with tax cuts, and announced a ₹35,000 crore expenditure on energy transition even as she managed to reduce the fiscal deficit to 5.9% from 6.4% this …

A balance between capital outlays and fiscal prudence
1 year, 10 months ago

A balance between capital outlays and fiscal prudence

The Hindu  

The Budget comes at a time when the government faces a delicate balancing act between expenditure priorities and the need for fiscal prudence as it is the last full Budget before the general elections. There are five issues that need to be analysed in this Budget — three from a growth and fiscal stability perspective and two from a welfare …

Budget 2023-24 decoded for UPSC aspirants
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023-24 decoded for UPSC aspirants

Firstpost  

India’s rising global profile is due to several accomplishments like unique ‘World Class Digital Public Infrastructure’ namely, Aadhaar, Co-Win and UPI; the COVID-19 vaccination drive in unparalleled scale and speed; proactive roles in frontier areas such as achieving climate-related goals, mission Union Budget 2023-24 Analysis: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023-24. Resilience amidst multiple crises India’s …

Trains, Roads, 5G, Defence: Where Does Rs 10 Lakh Cr Capex Budget Go? Three-fourth in 4 Ministries, Depts
1 year, 10 months ago

Trains, Roads, 5G, Defence: Where Does Rs 10 Lakh Cr Capex Budget Go? Three-fourth in 4 Ministries, Depts

News 18  

More highways and expressways, Vande Bharat trains, rapid laying out of 5G infrastructure and shoring up India’s defences – this is the top priority of the Narendra Modi-led government in the next financial year with just four ministries or departments accounting for nearly 73 percent of the massive Rs 10 lakh crore capex budget in 2023-24. The budget documents show …

Math Of Budget 2023: Increase In Taxes To Fund Higher Capex And IT Breaks For Middle Class
1 year, 10 months ago

Math Of Budget 2023: Increase In Taxes To Fund Higher Capex And IT Breaks For Middle Class

ABP News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Seetharaman on Wednesday presented Modi government’s 9th full Budget and last before the general elections next year. In a longer-than-usual Budget speech, the minister focussed on higher capital outlay as a means to foster growth amidst global headwinds, while at the same time providing tax relief to lower middle class. Source: Budget Document The tax revenues are …

Budget 2023: Key takeaways from Nirmala Sitharaman's announcements
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023: Key takeaways from Nirmala Sitharaman's announcements

Hindustan Times  

The Narendra Modi government at the Centre will focus on economic growth and job creation and cut down the fiscal deficit, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday, presenting its last full budget in Parliament before the 2024 election. She also said the enhanced capex of ₹10 lakh crore for infrastructure development is at 3.3 per cent of the …

Budget 2023: Key Highlights From Modi Govt's Final Full Budget Before 2024 LS Polls
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023: Key Highlights From Modi Govt's Final Full Budget Before 2024 LS Polls

ABP News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday tabled the final full Budget of the NDA-II government. At Rs 10 lakh crore, the central goverment's capex target for 2023-24 is 33 per cent higher than the Budget Estimate of Rs 7.5 lakh crore for 2022-23. This Budget provides for Rs 35,000 crore capital investment towards energy transition and net zero objective and …

Budget 2023 | Highest-ever capital outlay of ₹2.4 lakh crore for Railways
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023 | Highest-ever capital outlay of ₹2.4 lakh crore for Railways

The Hindu  

The Union Budget has proposed a record budgetary allocation of ₹2.40 lakh crore for the Indian Railways on February 1. Overall, the government proposed to increase capital expenditure outlay by 33% to ₹10 lakh crore in 2023-24, which would be 3.3% of the GDP, said Ms. Sitharaman. With the substantial increase, it is central to government’s efforts to enhance growth …

FM lists 7 Budget priorities: Tax slab changes; middle class focus; Rlys boost
1 year, 10 months ago

FM lists 7 Budget priorities: Tax slab changes; middle class focus; Rlys boost

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Putting more money in the hands of the middle class as well as salaried individuals to boost taxpayers in India, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced her Budget 2023-24, saying that the Indian economy was on the right path and heading towards a bright future as economic growth is estimated at nearly seven per cent, the highest …

The forced capex gamble in Budget 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

The forced capex gamble in Budget 2023

New Indian Express  

The more important question is, where is the money for such large government expenditure coming from? The government cannot increase tax collections dramatically since its tax structure is already skewed, with a heavy burden on the common people to the benefit of corporates who have not reciprocated. The Economic Survey tells us that demand for NREGA work continues to be …

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