Centre will sustain capex: Expenditure secretary Manoj Govil
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Centre will sustain capex: Expenditure secretary Manoj Govil

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NEW DELHI : The central government will maintain its focus on capital expenditure in the final quarter of 2024-25, and the year ahead, despite a dip in the first half of the year, expenditure secretary Manoj Govil said on Monday. He said the central government remains committed to capital infrastructure spending, with grants-in-aid for capital assets set to rise to " ₹4.27 trillion in 2025-26 from about ₹2.99 trillion in the 2024-25 revised estimates, pushing the budget’s effective capital expenditure allocations to ₹15.5 trillion, up 17.4% from ₹13.2 trillion in the previous year." Government spending In 2023-24, capital expenditure by the Centre, Central Public Sector Enterprises, and state governments reached ₹17.35 trillion, or 5.87% of gross domestic product, marking an increase from ₹13.57 trillion, or 5.03% of GDP, in 2022-23, according to data from the finance ministry. According to the budget estimates for 2024-25, the Centre's capital expenditure plans stand at about ₹11.11 trillion, up from ₹10 trillion from the previous budget.

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BJP claims Delhi's SC/ST funds were underutilised despite huge allocation by AAP
23 hours, 21 minutes ago

BJP claims Delhi's SC/ST funds were underutilised despite huge allocation by AAP

India Today  

The political discourse around the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Delhi has been reignited following the revelation of significant underutilisation of allocated funds. The highest allocation under this category was recorded in the financial year 2022-23, when over Rs 582 crore was earmarked, Delhi minister Parvesh Verma said in the Delhi Assembly. Similarly, in 2020-21 and 2021-22, …

Delhi Budget 2025: MCD outlay goes up as BJP eyes control in body
1 day, 22 hours ago

Delhi Budget 2025: MCD outlay goes up as BJP eyes control in body

Hindustan Times  

The 2025-26 Delhi Budget set aside ₹10,357 crore for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, a 25% increase over the Revised Estimates for the previous financial year, as chief minister Rekha Gupta stressed that the hiked funding would help the civic body solve the mismanagement of sanitation in the Capital. MCD receives funds from the state government in the forms of …

Delhi Budget 2025: Education sector gets lion’s share
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1 day, 23 hours ago

Delhi Budget 2025: Education sector gets lion’s share

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government on Tuesday allocated the highest chunk of the budget proposals to the education sector, amounting to ₹19,291 crore — 19.29% of the ₹1 lakh crore budget for the 2025-26 fiscal. Presenting this year’s budget, chief minister Rekha Gupta said ₹100 crore has been allocated for the opening of 60 new CM Shri schools from the upcoming 2025-26 …

Delhi To Host First-Ever Global Investment Summit, Announces CM Rekha Gupta In Maiden Budget Speech
2 days, 14 hours ago

Delhi To Host First-Ever Global Investment Summit, Announces CM Rekha Gupta In Maiden Budget Speech

ABP News  

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented the first Budget of the Bharatiya Janata Party government in 27 years for the fiscal year 2025-26 with a total outlay of Rs 1 lakh crore. In her maiden speech, Gupta who also hold the finance portfolio said, "This is not an ordinary Budget, this Budget is the first step to develop …

Delhi gets ₹1 lakh cr budget for 2025-26; ₹5,100 cr for Mahila Samridhi Yojana
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2 days, 15 hours ago

Delhi gets ₹1 lakh cr budget for 2025-26; ₹5,100 cr for Mahila Samridhi Yojana

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, who is also the finance minister, presented her first budget on Tuesday for 2025-26 with a total provision of ₹1 lakh crore, an increase of around 31% than the previous year. The Delhi government allocated ₹2,144 crore to provide an additional ₹5 lakh insurance coverage under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, and ₹5,100 crore has been …

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta presents ₹one lakh crore “historic budget” for 2025-26
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2 days, 16 hours ago

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta presents ₹one lakh crore “historic budget” for 2025-26

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Chief Minister and Finance Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented the Budget for the financial year 2025-26 with an outlay of ₹one lakh crore, marking a 31.5 per cent increase from the previous year. Calling it a “historic Budget,” Gupta emphasized that the era of “corruption and inefficiency” was over, with the government doubling capital expenditure to ₹28,000 crore. …

Delhi budget 2025: CM Rekha Gupta presents ‘historic’ ₹1 lakh crore budget | Key announcements
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Delhi budget 2025: CM Rekha Gupta presents ‘historic’ ₹1 lakh crore budget | Key announcements

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Budget 2025: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented Budget 2025-26 in the state Assembly, saying that it has ten focus areas including infrastructure development, electricity, roads, and water. Delhi Budget 2025-26 | Key points This is Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta and her BJP government's first budget in the national capital. A budget fund of ₹ 696 …

Delhi Budget 2025: CM Rekha Gupta to Unveil ‘Viksit Delhi Budget’ Aiming for Holistic Development
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2 days, 17 hours ago

Delhi Budget 2025: CM Rekha Gupta to Unveil ‘Viksit Delhi Budget’ Aiming for Holistic Development

ABP News  

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is set to present the Delhi Budget 2025, which has been named the ‘Viksit Delhi Budget.’ The budget aims to focus on infrastructure, education, healthcare, and employment generation while addressing the capital’s growing needs. This announcement has created anticipation among citizens and experts regarding key allocations and policies.The government is expected to emphasize projects related …

INTERVIEW | Rising debt as Centre has clipped our financial autonomy: TN Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu
5 days, 23 hours ago

INTERVIEW | Rising debt as Centre has clipped our financial autonomy: TN Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu

New Indian Express  

While debt is unavoidable in an economy, a higher revenue deficit is an unhealthy indicator. Though the union government did not release the grants-in-aid as expected, especially the Rs 2,152 crore meant for Samagra Shiksha, we are optimistic and are expecting in good faith that this will be released next year without imposing any conditions. This year, as you said, …

Haryana Congress leader Hooda picks holes in 2025-26 budget estimates
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Haryana Congress leader Hooda picks holes in 2025-26 budget estimates

Hindustan Times  

Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday picked holes in the 2025-26 budget estimates presented by chief minister Nayab Singh Saini. During the general discussion on the budget estimates, Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda said though the chief minister claimed in his budget address that the revenue deficit, fiscal deficit and debt to GSDP ratio was within prescribed …

Congress MLAs express concern over declining capital expenditure
1 week, 1 day ago

Congress MLAs express concern over declining capital expenditure

Hindustan Times  

The opposition Congress on Tuesday expressed concern over the decline in the capital outlay in the 2025-26 budget estimates tabled by chief minister Nayab Singh Saini in Haryana assembly on March 17. Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda Speaking during the general discussion on budget, Congress MLA from Rohtak BB Batra said that the proposed capital outlay in 2025-26 estimates was …

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

Mahayuti avoids populist schemes in the first budget after returning to power
2 weeks, 2 days 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 …

ICRA Projects 6.5% GDP Growth for India in FY26
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ICRA Projects 6.5% GDP Growth for India in FY26

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: ICRA estimates India’s GDP to grow by 6.5 per cent in FY26 against 6.3 per cent expected in FY25 as urban demand is likely to revive and the capex deployment by central and state governments may spur investment activity. Overall, ICRA expects the agri Gross Value Added growth at 3.5-4 per cent in FY26 after a 4.6 per cent …

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

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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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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 …

UP Budget goes bigger, but fund utilisation remains a challenge
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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 …

UP Budget 2025-26: Govt to provide 92,000 new jobs, says CM Yogi Adityanath
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UP Budget 2025-26: Govt to provide 92,000 new jobs, says CM Yogi Adityanath

India TV News  

UP Budget 2025-26: Govt to provide 92,000 new jobs, says CM Yogi Adityanath UP Budget 2025-26: The Chief Minister stressed that the Budget 2025-26 has been designed with the theme of aiding the deprived. UP Budget 2025-26: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that the state Budget for the financial year 2025-26 is important for creating a …

‘Making budget more difficult than before; govt to use 99% borrowings in FY26 for capex’: FM Sitharaman
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Making budget more difficult than before; govt to use 99% borrowings in FY26 for capex’: FM Sitharaman

Live Mint  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday, February 12, 2025, that the government will use almost all its borrowing in 2025-26 to finance capital expenditure. FM Sitharaman highlighted the effective capex in FY26 is ₹15.48 lakh crore, which is 4.3 per cent of the gross domestic product. So, in effect, the government intends to use about 99 per cent …

No new projects in ‘infra-driven’ BMC budget
1 month, 3 weeks ago

No new projects in ‘infra-driven’ BMC budget

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation presented a historic budget on Tuesday, its biggest-ever, pegged at ₹74,427.41 crore for FY 2025-26. No new projects in ‘infra-driven’ BMC budget Interestingly, while no new projects were announced, the budget has been described as ‘infrastructure-driven’, as large budgetary allocations have been made towards ongoing, big-ticket infrastructure projects in Mumbai. The capital expenditure for infrastructure …

Capital goods stocks rebound after 2-day slide, still well below recent highs
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Capital goods stocks rebound after 2-day slide, still well below recent highs

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Capital goods stocks witnessed a sharp rally in today's trade, February 4, after being beaten down following the Union Budget 2025, due to concerns over weaker capex allocation. Capital goods stocks have faced selling pressure in recent months as the central government's capex spending slowed in the current financial year. Motilal Oswal cuts target multiples post budget With weaker capex …

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

‘Limited scope for high capex allocation’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Limited scope for high capex allocation’

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Dismissing the criticism over no increase in capex allocation in the Budget, the Department of Economic Affairs secretary Ajay Seth has said that there is enough going on capex. He said even if the direct allocation have not seen significant rise vis-a-via last year’s budget, effective capital expenditure is Rs 15.5 lakh crore, an 18% growth over last …

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 …

Indian stock market dips today, but history shows positive trend in 6 out of 9 post-Budget sessions
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Indian stock market dips today, but history shows positive trend in 6 out of 9 post-Budget sessions

Live Mint  

The Union Budget, which is also referred to as the Annual Financial Statement in Article 112 of the Constitution of India, is a major event for the domestic equity markets, as it has the power to shape the market direction for the following financial year. Each year, Indian markets typically react swiftly to the announcements made in the Union Budget, …

Budget 2025: Today's consumption will fuel tomorrow's capex
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Today's consumption will fuel tomorrow's capex

New Indian Express  

India's economic future hinges on a delicate balance: igniting consumption-led growth while maintaining fiscal discipline. The 2025 budget embraces this challenge, strategically deploying tax cuts and increasing purchasing power along with maintaining fiscal prudence. The budget catalyses the creation of a virtuous cycle, where consumption fuels demand, which in turn shall fuel investment. Investing in MSME Growth India's 57 million …

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. …

Union Budget 2025: Tax break will give a fillip to slowing economy, says Centre
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Tax break will give a fillip to slowing economy, says Centre

The Hindu  

The Centre’s decision to significantly slash the income tax payer’s burden was aimed at addressing some “angst” that the government had noticed in recent months as well as to give a fillip to the economy’s weakening growth impulses with a broad-based boost to demand, savings, and investments, Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey told The Hindu on Sunday. While the government …

Budget 2025's Push For Capex And Infrastructure Growth Will Help Steel Industry, Says ISSDA
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025's Push For Capex And Infrastructure Growth Will Help Steel Industry, Says ISSDA

ABP News  

The reforms brought ahead in the Union Budget 2025 will help push the steel industry towards growth, the Indian Stainless Steel Development Association said on Sunday. Issuing a statement, the association said, “The Budget offers a balanced roadmap for long-term growth in the stainless steel industry.The focus on infrastructure, manufacturing, and sustainability will elevate the sector's economic contribution and reinforce …

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 …

Budget 2025: What govt doubling down on infrastructure spending can achieve
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: What govt doubling down on infrastructure spending can achieve

India Today  

With an eye on the ripple effect it has on employment generation and attracting private capital, the Narendra Modi government has doubled down on massive public spending through infrastructure in Budget 2025, with large connectivity projects and urban redevelopment as the main focus. Amplifying capital spend by states, the Centre will also set up an Urban Challenge Fund of Rs …

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's eighth budget in eight points
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's eighth budget in eight points

Live Mint  

Nirmala Sitharaman had an unenviable task of boosting economic growth without compromising the fiscal consolidation efforts of the government when she presented her record eighth consecutive budget on Saturday. A mini bazooka Faced with a sharp fall in urban consumption which dragged economic growth down in the second quarter of this fiscal to just 5.4% of the gross domestic product …

Budget 2025: Capex misses the mark, tax relief comes as an offset
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Capex misses the mark, tax relief comes as an offset

Live Mint  

The Centre has been the bulwark of investments over the past five fiscals, building out infrastructure to stoke and sustain long-term economic growth. Two, direct interventions such as the production linked incentive schemes and the National Semiconductor Mission have generated strong investment interest, fostering domestic production, attracting foreign investment, and promoting a more competitive manufacturing landscape. As India undergoes a …

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 …

No cheer in stock markets amid flat capex growth
1 month, 3 weeks ago

No cheer in stock markets amid flat capex growth

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Domestic equity market witnessed significant volatility on Budget day, with benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty opening the special trading session on a positive note before experiencing a sharp decline between 11:45 AM and 11:55 AM. By the close of the session, the Sensex ended marginally higher by 5.39 points at 77,506 while the Nifty slipped 26.25 …

​Hope in the time of desperation: On the Union Budget 2025
1 month, 3 weeks ago

​Hope in the time of desperation: On the Union Budget 2025

The Hindu  

The Union Budget 2025-26 seeks to address specific issues plaguing the Indian economy — flagging domestic demand, sluggish private investment and tepid wage growth leading to a slowdown in meaningful GDP growth. Also, there has been a clamour for relief from among direct tax-paying middle-class sections, who have had to cope with both rising inflation and indirect goods and service …

Arvind Chari: This is a budget to optimize growth within constraints
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Arvind Chari: This is a budget to optimize growth within constraints

Live Mint  

The first full-year budget of India’s new National Democratic Alliance government, sworn in after the 2024 general election, was presented against the backdrop of a noticeable slowdown in economic growth over the last four quarters. I call it a ‘budget to optimize growth within constraints’ because that is the reality of India’s fiscal and growth dynamics. Overall, based on the …

What do ministers' salaries, travel and allowances cost taxpayers? Budget 2025 says...
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What do ministers' salaries, travel and allowances cost taxpayers? Budget 2025 says...

Firstpost  

The Union Budget 2025 offers insight into how taxpayers fund the salaries and travels of ministers Nirmala Sitharaman of the Bharatiya Janata Party and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gesture at each other, during the swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in New Delhi, India, June 9, 2024. The Union Budget 2025-26 has allocated Rs 1,024.30 crore for expenses incurred …

Budget 2025: Rs 1,024.30 cr allotted for ministers' salaries, entertainment of state guests
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Rs 1,024.30 cr allotted for ministers' salaries, entertainment of state guests

India Today  

The Union Budget 2025-26 has allocated Rs 1,024.30 crore for expenses incurred by the Council of Ministers, the Cabinet Secretariat and the Prime Minister's Office, and for hospitality and entertainment of state guests. In the Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha on Saturday, a total of Rs 619.04 crore has been allotted for the expenses of …

What foreign brokerages Nomura and UBS have to say on Union Budget 2025
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What foreign brokerages Nomura and UBS have to say on Union Budget 2025

Live Mint  

The Indian stock market experienced heightened volatility on February 1, 2025, following the announcement of the FY26 Union Budget by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. While the budget introduced substantial changes in income tax slabs, which aimed to boost middle-class consumption, market sentiment remained mixed due to concerns about the government’s reduced focus on capital expenditure. Foreign Brokerages on Budget 2025: …

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: Govt allocates ₹1.5 lakh crore for interest-free loans to boost state infrastructure
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Govt allocates ₹1.5 lakh crore for interest-free loans to boost state infrastructure

Live Mint  

In the Union Budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a major allocation of ₹1.5 lakh crore for 50 years interest free loans to the state governments for boosting capital expenditure and development of infrastructure across the country. With this, The central government aims to empower states to make substantial capital expenditures without the immediate cost of interest payments …

Budget 2025: India Boosts Capital Expenditure to Drive Growth | ABP NEWS
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: India Boosts Capital Expenditure to Drive Growth | ABP NEWS

ABP News  

The Indian government's recent focus on increasing capital expenditure aims to boost infrastructure development, including roads, highways, digital, and electrical infrastructure. This is expected to create a positive economic impact, especially in sectors like real estate, construction, and MSMEs, which benefit from increased employment opportunities. Infrastructure growth can trigger a multiplier effect, where every rupee spent leads to greater economic …

Budget 2025 Key Highlights: From new income tax bill to infra initiatives, here are the key takeaways
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025 Key Highlights: From new income tax bill to infra initiatives, here are the key takeaways

Live Mint  

Budget 2025 Key Highlights: The Union Budget for the financial year 2025-26 was tabled in the Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman earlier today. Let's take a look at the key highlights of the 2025 Budget: Capex FY25 revised capex at ₹10.18 lakh crore Income Tax New Income Tax Bill will be announced next week. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted …

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 …

A dash-for-growth budget with the power to change us all at the deepest level
1 month, 3 weeks ago

A dash-for-growth budget with the power to change us all at the deepest level

New Indian Express  

Broadly, Budget 2026's primary goal is to revive growth, ease the tax burden on individuals, boost consumption, encourage investments, create jobs and improve wages. In all, Budget 2026's total expenditure stood at Rs 50.65 lakh crore, a 7.4% increase over FY25's revised estimate of Rs 47 lakh crore. Amid table-thumping and Modi-chants for over a minute she announced the revised …

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