A Budget that is mostly good but with one wrong move
1 month, 3 weeks ago

A Budget that is mostly good but with one wrong move

The Hindu  

The Union Budget has got many things right. Gross tax revenues Growth in the Government of India’s gross tax revenues have trended downwards in recent years. Level of government expenditure Tax and non-tax revenues, non-debt capital receipts and fiscal deficit together determine the size of government expenditure. In fact, this was so even in 2024-25, when the government’s total expenditure growth was 6.1% as against the nominal GDP growth of 9.7% as per the first advanced estimates. In the annexure statement titled ‘Statements of Fiscal Policy as required under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003’, alternative paths of the debt-GDP ratio with nominal GDP growth assumptions of 10.0%, 10.5% and 11.0% are given.

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Delhi budget to be presented on March 25
3 days, 6 hours ago

Delhi budget to be presented on March 25

Hindustan Times  

The five-day Budget session of the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party government will kick off at 11am on Monday with a kheer ceremony — the first day is likely to witness the tabling of a Comptroller and Auditor General report on the Delhi Transport Corporation for 2024, according to officials aware of the matter. On Tuesday, the second of the …

Capex push, fiscal discipline hasn’t come at the cost of social spending cut: Sitharaman
1 week, 1 day ago

Capex push, fiscal discipline hasn’t come at the cost of social spending cut: Sitharaman

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government’s push for capital expenditure, while maintaining fiscal discipline, has not come at the cost of public spending, emphasizing that allocations for social welfare and education have increased significantly. Speaking at the Rajya Sabha, Sitharaman said the effective capital expenditure for the next fiscal year, 2025-26, is projected to be …

Telangana Budget 2025-26 to be presented in Assembly on Wednesday
1 week, 1 day ago

Telangana Budget 2025-26 to be presented in Assembly on Wednesday

The Hindu  

The stage is all set for the presentation of Telangana’s annual financial statement, budget, for the financial year 2025-26 in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who holds the Finance portfolio, will present the budget in the House around noon on Wednsday even as the Finance department officials initiated efforts to fine tune the annual …

TN Budget 2025: Fiscal deficit to be 3 per cent of GSDP, says Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu
1 week, 5 days ago

TN Budget 2025: Fiscal deficit to be 3 per cent of GSDP, says Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu said the fiscal deficit of the state government is estimated to decrease to 3% of the GSDP during 2025-26. This is despite the state falling short of its last year’s target of total revenue receipts, which was revised downwards from Rs 2.99 lakh crore to Rs 2.93 lakh crore in the Revised Estimate 2024-25. The …

Mahayuti avoids populist schemes in the first budget after returning to power
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Mahayuti avoids populist schemes in the first budget after returning to power

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Four months after winning the Maharashtra assembly elections on the back of a slew of populist schemes, the Mahayuti government’s first budget after retaining power reflected an estimated debt of ₹9,32,242 crore for the financial year 2025-26, which is the highest in the state’s history. Populist schemes worth ₹96,000 crore announced in last year’s budget in June, weeks after …

Govt seeks House nod for extra spending of ₹51,400 crore in FY25, mainly for subsidies
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Govt seeks House nod for extra spending of ₹51,400 crore in FY25, mainly for subsidies

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday sought Parliament’s approval for a net additional spending of ₹51,463 crore in FY25 to meet funding requirements of mainly fertilizer, food and cooking gas subsidy and defence pension. The government also sought House approval for an extra ₹6.27 trillion spending, mainly for repayment of debt, which does not involve additional cash outgo …

Karnataka Budget 2025-26 key highlights: Infographics
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Karnataka Budget 2025-26 key highlights: Infographics

The Hindu  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented the State budget for 2025-26 in the legislature today, outlining how his government plans to spend around ₹4.09 lakh crore in the coming year. Mr. Siddaramaiah laid out six key focus areas in his budget speech - “people-oriented” welfare initiatives, agriculture and rural development, increased investment in infrastructure, health and education, urban development, job creation …

Karnataka budget 2025 presented by CM Siddaramaiah: Outlay crosses ₹4 lakh crore for the first time
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Karnataka budget 2025 presented by CM Siddaramaiah: Outlay crosses ₹4 lakh crore for the first time

The Hindu  

Karnataka’s budget outlay has for the first time crossed ₹4 lakh crore. In his 16th budget Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented on Friday for the fiscal year 2025-26, the total budget outlay has been estimated to be ₹4,09,549 crore. Follow for live updates on Karnataka Budget 2025-26 The budget outlay includes revenue expenditure of ₹3,11,739 crore, capital expenditure of ₹71,336 crore …

GDP revision gives govt extra fiscal headroom for FY25 accounts; second supplementary demands next week
2 weeks, 6 days ago

GDP revision gives govt extra fiscal headroom for FY25 accounts; second supplementary demands next week

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The union government, which is preparing to seek Parliament’s approval for additional funding for the current financial year, now has extra fiscal headroom on account of the improvement in the economic growth rate to 9.9% in nominal terms, as forecast last Friday by the statistics ministry. The slight upward revision in the economic growth rate projection – from …

Jharkhand Budget 2025: Government tables ₹1.45 lakh crore Budget for FY 2025-26 in Assembly
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Jharkhand Budget 2025: Government tables ₹1.45 lakh crore Budget for FY 2025-26 in Assembly

The Hindu  

The Jharkhand Government on Monday tabled a ₹1.45 lakh crore Budget for the financial year 2025-26 in the State Assembly. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha -led coalition Government had presented a Budget of ₹1.28 lakh crore for the 2024-25 financial year. Presenting the first budget of the Heman Soren’s government after retaining power in the assembly election last year, Mr. Kishore …

India’s fiscal deficit hits ₹11.7 trillion in April-January period, 74.5% of FY25 target
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

India’s fiscal deficit hits ₹11.7 trillion in April-January period, 74.5% of FY25 target

Live Mint  

India's fiscal deficit for the April-January period of financial year 2024-25 stood at ₹11.70 trillion, 74.5% of the estimate for 2024-25, according to the data released by the Controller General of Accounts on Friday. Receipts and expenditure During the April-January period, net tax receipts stood at ₹19.04 trillion, or 74.4% of the target set in the annual budget, against ₹18.80 …

India’s Core Sector Grows 4.6% in Jan; Fiscal Deficit at 74.5%
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

India’s Core Sector Grows 4.6% in Jan; Fiscal Deficit at 74.5%

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The output of eight key infrastructure sectors rose by 4.6 per cent in January against a 4.2 per cent expansion in the same month of last year, but it was slower compared to 4.8 percent a month ago, while the Centre's fiscal deficit touched 74.5 per cent of the annual target at the end of January 2025, two …

India’s April-Jan fiscal deficit hits ₹11.7 lakh crore, widens to 74.5% of revised FY25 target
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

India’s April-Jan fiscal deficit hits ₹11.7 lakh crore, widens to 74.5% of revised FY25 target

Live Mint  

The Centre's fiscal deficit touched 74.5 per cent of the annual target at the end of January 2025, according to the data released by Controller General of Accounts on Friday. The CGA data showed that the central government's tax revenue was ₹19.03 lakh crore, or 74.4 per cent of the RE of 2024-25. The total expenditure was at ₹35.7 lakh …

UP Budget goes bigger, but fund utilisation remains a challenge
1 month ago

UP Budget goes bigger, but fund utilisation remains a challenge

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Uttar Pradesh government may have increased the allocations for various sectors with the size of the annual budget also going up year after year, but it faces the greater challenge of spending the funds. In 2023-2024, the state government estimated a revenue expenditure of ₹ 5.21 lakh crore, and could use only ₹ 4.29 lakh crore. The government later …

Odisha CM Mohan Majhi presents Budget of ₹2,90,000 crore for 2025-26 fiscal
1 month, 1 week ago

Odisha CM Mohan Majhi presents Budget of ₹2,90,000 crore for 2025-26 fiscal

The Hindu  

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday presented the State’s annual Budget for 2025-26 with total outlay of ₹2,90,000 crore, prioritising capital expenditure which is pegged at ₹65,012 crore – 6.1% of Gross State Domestic Product. Presenting his first full budget after Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in Odisha in June 2024, Mr. Majhi said, “I propose the …

Parliament Budget Session Day 9 LIVE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman replies to Budget discussion in Rajya Sabha
1 month, 1 week ago

Parliament Budget Session Day 9 LIVE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman replies to Budget discussion in Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

February 13, 2025 16:35 Recurring themes of transparency, co-operative federalism since 2020-21: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentions features of budget-making in the past 4-5 years which “speak for themselves.” She notes that during the pandemic years, the government’s attempt resulted in India becoming “fragile five,” while after Covid, with targeted support to those who needed help, …

Economy on speedy rebound, India to remain fastest growing nation: Sitharaman
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Economy on speedy rebound, India to remain fastest growing nation: Sitharaman

The Hindu  

India’s economy is in the midst of “a speedy rebound” after a brief moderation in the second quarter of this year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday, asserting that the Union Budget 2025-26 has sought to address the immediate challenges facing the national economy amid “immense” global uncertainties. ‘Strong economic foundations’ Stressing that India’s economy grew by an average …

Experts question Kerala budget’s revenue projections amid fiscal concerns
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Experts question Kerala budget’s revenue projections amid fiscal concerns

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Does Finance Minister K N Balagopal’s budget calculations add up, or is he offering empty promises that are reliant on the economy’s robustness and tax-collection efforts? The budget document outlines an impressive increase in revenue receipts, aiming for Rs 1,52,351.67 crore in 2025-26, up from revised estimates of Rs 1,32,929.80 crore for 2024-25. The minister’s optimism hinges on substantial …

Kerala Budget 2025-26 LIVE updates: FM Balagopal says Kerala has survived most intense phase of financial crisis, announces Rs 750 crore for rehabilitation and rebuild initiatives in landslide-hit Way
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Budget 2025-26 LIVE updates: FM Balagopal says Kerala has survived most intense phase of financial crisis, announces Rs 750 crore for rehabilitation and rebuild initiatives in landslide-hit Way

The Hindu  

Balagopal presented the Kerala Budget for the 2025-26 fiscal in the State Legislative Assembly on Friday. The Minister said Kerala has survived the most intense phase of financial crisis without any of its welfare schemes or development work being affected. He accused the Centre of consistently reducing Kerala’s share in the divisible tax pool from 3.88% in the 10th finance …

Tough balancing act on the cards in Kerala Budget
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tough balancing act on the cards in Kerala Budget

The Hindu  

The 2025-26 State Budget, to be presented on Friday, will be closely watched for measures designed to boost the economy and how Finance Minister K.N. Mr. Balagopal’s upcoming Budget presentation garners considerable interest in the context of the Union Budget’s silence on Kerala’s pleas for special financial packages for rehabilitating the landslide survivors in Wayanad and tackling rising human-wildlife conflicts. …

Fiscal consolidation to slow as budget relies on tax measures to support economy: Moodys
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fiscal consolidation to slow as budget relies on tax measures to support economy: Moodys

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Moody’s Ratings on Tuesday said that the income tax cuts announced in the Union Budget 2025 will boost middle-class spending and benefit corporates and the financial sector but warned that the lost revenue could slow fiscal consolidation despite a decline in spending as a share of GDP. Although the government has estimated consequent foregone revenue at around Rs 1 …

Amid challenges, U.P. govt gets ready to present 2025-2026 budget
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Amid challenges, U.P. govt gets ready to present 2025-2026 budget

Hindustan Times  

Amid challenges of mobilising additional funds and making use of them, the U.P. We now have an idea about the funds earmarked for the state – U.P.’s share in the central taxes, central assistance and the likely allocations under centrally “Around 10 to 15 percent increase is expected in the size of the state government’s budget as many big development …

A tightrope act: The budget does a good job of balancing divergent demands
1 month, 3 weeks ago

A tightrope act: The budget does a good job of balancing divergent demands

Live Mint  

India’s budget for 2025-26 demonstrates a careful balance between an unwavering focus on macroeconomic stability by continuing on a path of fiscal prudence and addressing growth concerns. Notably, fiscal consolidation remains the budget’s primary focus, with its fiscal-deficit target set at 4.4% of GDP, a further reduction of 0.4 percentage points. This cut, which accounts for almost the entire fiscal …

When consumption push and fiscal consolidation go hand in hand
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

When consumption push and fiscal consolidation go hand in hand

Live Mint  

The budget this year came in the background of an economic slowdown led by weak urban consumption and lower government capex. The budget has delivered on this by incentivizing urban consumption through tax cuts while continuing on the path of fiscal consolidation. More importantly, by shifting the anchor of fiscal consolidation from fiscal deficit to debt to GDP, the FM …

Fitch rules out rating upgrade, but says fiscal targets realistic
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fitch rules out rating upgrade, but says fiscal targets realistic

New Indian Express  

Mumbai: International rating agency Fitch has said the fiscal numbers – 4.8% fiscal deficit for this fiscal and 4.4% for the next-- proposed in the Budget 2025 looks realistic and achievable. On the rating impact of the Budget, he said; “Sustained deficit reduction, meeting of fiscal targets and continued adherence to transparency further bolsters India’s improving fiscal credibility, as we …

Budget 2025 overlooks joblessness
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025 overlooks joblessness

The Hindu  

The previous Budget, presented in July 2024 after the Lok Sabha election, had accorded priority to employment and skill development, given the nature of the election mandate. Among centrally The Finance Minister has sought to counterbalance the deflationary impact of these expenditure cuts by enhancing the annual rebate for income tax payers from ₹7 lakh to ₹12 lakh from 2025-26. …

Beyond tax cuts, a closer read of the Union Budget
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Beyond tax cuts, a closer read of the Union Budget

The Hindu  

The Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman’s presentation of the Union Budget on Saturday, February 1, was against the backdrop of pressing macroeconomic challenges — persistently high taxes and unemployment squeezing the middle-income class, subdued private investment, mounting external vulnerabilities that threaten to derail the growth story, and a looming fiscal overhang. While the Finance Minister laid out an ambitious road …

Budget 2025 - A fine blend of tax reforms and growth
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025 - A fine blend of tax reforms and growth

Live Mint  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has delivered a realistic and positive punch to keep the economy progressing, especially with a strong push to boost urban consumption, at a very crucial time of challenges globally and domestically. The fiscal deficit target was brought down by 40 basis points to 4.4% of gross domestic product when geopolitical headwinds, global uncertainties, depreciating rupee, slowdown …

This budget is remarkable for its fiscal restraint—apart from other aspects
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

This budget is remarkable for its fiscal restraint—apart from other aspects

Live Mint  

The Union budget for 2025-26 is being hailed as a “thanksgiving’’ for the middle-class, while its personal income tax relief is being called “historic’’ and has hogged most of the limelight. Importantly, in absolute terms, the fiscal deficit is likely to remain flat at ₹15.7 trillion in 2025-26, as compared to 2024-25, and lower than its level of ₹16.5 trillion …

Budget 2025 is a pragmatic balance of consumption and fiscal discipline: Radhika Gupta
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025 is a pragmatic balance of consumption and fiscal discipline: Radhika Gupta

Live Mint  

Budget 2025 has moved in a path that at once caters to the immediate requirements of the economy, while continuing on the path to investing for future growth, even while ensuring a tight leash on the fiscal deficit. Tax slab rationalisation to boost consumption, ease of taxation via higher thresholds for tax deductions, tax clarity on ULIP investments, and tax-free …

Union Budget 2025: Govt dials up consumption and walks the fiscal talk
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Govt dials up consumption and walks the fiscal talk

Live Mint  

FY26 budget has brought a big cheer for the middle class with the effective tax burden being reduced to zero for income up to ₹12 lakh per annum. The rise in durables consumption aided by such tariff interventions would help various manufacturing companies in India, along with the multiplier effect of generating better quality employment. Rate cuts would further help …

2025 Budget: Will it trigger the right animal spirits?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

2025 Budget: Will it trigger the right animal spirits?

New Indian Express  

With yesterday's announcements in the Union Budget for the financial year 2025-26, fiscal policy has scored higher in the resolve to resurrect India's sagging growth, while monetary policy still languishes with its band-aid solutions to plug short-term liquidity deficits. Combined expansionary fiscal and monetary policies have a good chance to free India from its present growth malaise and gradually reach …

‘Politically driven with an eye on Delhi and Bihar elections’: Opposition flays budget
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Politically driven with an eye on Delhi and Bihar elections’: Opposition flays budget

New Indian Express  

Highlighting the financial performance in 2024-25, he said the revised revenue receipts are lower by Rs 41,240 crore and the revised net tax receipts by Rs 26,439 crore. “The cruelest cuts were in allocations for the SC, ST, OBC and minorities,” he said citing examples of PM Anysuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana and PM Young Achievers Scholarship for OBC, EBC, DNT. …

Govt Targets Lower Fiscal Deficit At 4.4 Per Cent In FY26, Revises Estimate For FY25 In Budget
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Govt Targets Lower Fiscal Deficit At 4.4 Per Cent In FY26, Revises Estimate For FY25 In Budget

ABP News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025 in the Parliament on Saturday. “The Revised Estimate of the total receipts other than borrowings is Rs 31.47 lakh crore, of which the net tax receipts are Rs 25.57 lakh crore. The Revised Estimate of the total expenditure is Rs 47.16 lakh crore, of which the capital expenditure is about Rs …

Union Budget 2025: A responsive Budget that banks on India
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: A responsive Budget that banks on India

The Hindu  

The Union Finance Minister has delivered a growth-oriented budget that reaffirms the government’s commitment to attain the larger purpose of ‘Viksit Bharat’, with progressive policies to step up domestic consumption while driving long-term transformation. Union Budget 2025 industry reactions highlights The single most important highlight of this Budget is the increase in income tax exemption to ₹12 lakh, which will …

Budget sticks to glide path with 4.4 pc fiscal deficit
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget sticks to glide path with 4.4 pc fiscal deficit

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The government has managed to remain committed to its glide path towards fiscal consolidation by projecting 4.4 per cent fiscal deficit for FY26. Gross tax revenue is estimated at Rs 42.70 lakh crore, 10.8 per cent higher than RE FY25. Of this, direct taxes are Rs 25.20 lakh crore and indirect taxes Rs 17.40 lakh crore The Budget has …

Chidambaram criticises 2025-26 budget, calls it visionless
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chidambaram criticises 2025-26 budget, calls it visionless

Deccan Chronicle  

Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, sharply criticised the Union Budget for 2025-26, calling it a reflection of a government with “no new ideas” and “no will to reach beyond its grasp.” According to Chidambaram, the budget did not offer anything substantial to change the country's economic trajectory and will continue the status quo that has seen …

The budget’s horizon is closer: Just as our growth challenge needs it to be
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The budget’s horizon is closer: Just as our growth challenge needs it to be

Live Mint  

Ever since India’s government set the goal of a Viksit Bharat by 2047, Union budgets have been bifocal. This is a sign of the Centre’s confidence not just in this agenda, with its mix of short- and long-horizon gains, but also in its capacity to make full use of it amid scepticism evoked by missed targets; its revised capex for …

Budget 2025 puts Rs 1 trillion in India's pocket. Will it spend for its economy?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025 puts Rs 1 trillion in India's pocket. Will it spend for its economy?

Firstpost  

Consumer spending is set to increase due to a mix of personal income tax changes, reductions in indirect taxes, and a strong emphasis on public investment in the budget. The immediate impact of these income tax changes will result in an additional Rs 1 lakh crore in the hands of taxpayers Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, carrying a red pouch containing …

Centre balances fiscal discipline with robust capital spending, support to states
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Centre balances fiscal discipline with robust capital spending, support to states

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Union budget for FY26 presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday sought to signal prime minister Narendra Modi administration’s commitment to fiscal consolidation, infrastructure creation and support to states for building roads, highways and utilities. A robust 20% growth in personal income tax achieved in FY25 helped Sitharaman to offer income tax relief to individuals under …

Market and Budget 2025: Where should investors focus post Budget? 5 experts answer
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Market and Budget 2025: Where should investors focus post Budget? 5 experts answer

Live Mint  

Budget 2025: The Indian stock market experienced high volatility on Saturday, February 1, following the FY26 Union Budget announcement by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. While the budget introduced major changes in income tax slabs, shifting more money into the hands of middle-class consumers, market sentiment remained mixed due to concerns over government capital expenditure allocation. However, market experts pointed out …

Budget 2025 math: How the government plans to cut fiscal deficit this year
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025 math: How the government plans to cut fiscal deficit this year

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman pegged the fiscal deficit target for 2025-26 at 4.4% of gross domestic product, down from 2024-25's 4.8%. This marks the conclusion of a crucial post-pandemic fiscal consolidation period that began with the Union Budget 2021-22. when the Centre committed to reducing the fiscal deficit to below 4.5% of GDP by FY26. The …

Happy With Income Tax Announcements In Budget 2025? Here's How Much It Will Cost Centre
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Happy With Income Tax Announcements In Budget 2025? Here's How Much It Will Cost Centre

ABP News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled significant tax relief for the salaried class under the new income tax regime. Announcing a major change, she stated that individuals with an income of up to Rs 12 lakh will be exempt from paying any income tax, excluding special rate incomes like capital gains. Slab Rate Changes Bring Relief In addition to the …

Budget 2025: Govt on course for lower fiscal deficit in FY25 and FY26, says finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Govt on course for lower fiscal deficit in FY25 and FY26, says finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Live Mint  

New Delhi/Mumbai: The government’s proposal to achieve a fiscal deficit target of 4.4% of India’s gross domestic product for 2025-26 and the marginally lower net borrowing than the previous fiscal should keep the bond markets at ease. “The government remains committed to fiscal consolidation with the intention to bring down the central government debt-to-GDP ratio from the current 57% to …

Budget 2025: Here Are The 6 Domains Where Reforms Will Be Initiated, As Per FM Nirmala Sitharaman
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Here Are The 6 Domains Where Reforms Will Be Initiated, As Per FM Nirmala Sitharaman

ABP News  

Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025 in Parliament today, marking yet another milestone in her notable tenure. The Budget sets a transformative agenda with six key focus areas: taxation, urban development, mining, financial sector, power, and regulatory reforms. Budget 2025: Key Announcements & Reforms Boost for Middle Class: Acknowledging the contribution of the middle class …

India's Budget 2025: Will the 2025 Budget Offer Relief to the Middle Class? | ABP NEWS
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India's Budget 2025: Will the 2025 Budget Offer Relief to the Middle Class? | ABP NEWS

ABP News  

India's 2025 budget process reflects the government's continued focus on economic growth and structural reforms. There is also a continued focus on agriculture, labor reforms, and strengthening the capital expenditure framework to ensure long-term growth. Additionally, the government’s commitment to rural economies and small-scale industries remains strong, aligning with the push for textile sector reforms and regional economic development. This …

Budget 2025 | Seven key factors to track in the budget speech
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025 | Seven key factors to track in the budget speech

Live Mint  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on Saturday deliver her eighth Union budget in a row as the National Democratic Alliance government that returned to office last year with reduced majority in Lok Sabha seeks to add vigor to economic growth and create more jobs. Going by that, a 4.5% fiscal deficit—the gap between the government’s revenue and spending met through …

Quick take: What do the financial markets know of Budget 2025 that the rest of us too should?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Quick take: What do the financial markets know of Budget 2025 that the rest of us too should?

New Indian Express  

While the budget has announced an increase in tax rebate, the aggregate tax spending by the households is expected to go up for direct taxes as well as the GST. Budgeting but not Spending does not help accelerate Growth We also know that the actual expenditure does not necessarily mean that the money has been spent in reality. 2.33 lakh …

Budget 2025: Prudence in the time of macro turmoil
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Prudence in the time of macro turmoil

New Indian Express  

The global macroeconomic backdrop to the finance minister’s eighth budget is a turmoil caused by protectionist policies of the US and a stock market crash caused by a Chinese startup. Even the Economic Survey tabled just a day earlier forecast modest growth of around 6.5 percent for two years, much less than the 8.2 percent achieved last year. The challenge …

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