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Union Budget 2024

BUDGET LIVE! 12 industrial parks to come up in India

Sitharaman urges banks to boost deposits

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Monday held a performance review...

Political Savvy Nirmalaji's Bold Budget

Few finance ministers announce any taxation measure that could upset the...

Budget balanced, takes care of all segments: FM in RS

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the Union Budget...

Remove GST on life, medical insurance: Gadkari to FM

Both life insurance and medical insurance premiums are subject to an 18 per...

FM to review RRBs' performance after Budget session

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will review the performance of...

No state has been denied money in Budget: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday termed misleading claims by...

'Budget Hasn't Addressed Real Issues'

'Generating employment requires a shift in policy.''If not, the country will...

Deciphering the changes in capital gains tax

The income tax department on Wednesday issued FAQs on changes in the capital...

'Budget Is Not Serious About Jobs'

'They think quick fixes like internship in the private sector will help. 'In...

Will Budget Cause Trouble For Modi?

'Union Budgets are often used as political instruments and that was the...

Modi Bluster Missing From Budget

With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was...

Budget Encourages Gold Rush

'Customers are coming in; if they aren't buying, they are at least visiting...

Budget remains largely neutral for stock markets

Overall market reaction to the Budget was neutral. Investors absorbed the...

'Jobs Have To Be Created Everywhere'

'I found it unbelievable that L&T said 45,000 jobs were waiting to be...

Consumer goods firms likely to see an upswing

The Budget proposals are expected to boost the fortunes of consumer goods and...

Oppn protests 'discriminatory' Budget; BJP says...

Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) MPs, including...

Kharge takes 'mataji', 'pakoda-jalebi' jibe at FM

Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun...

Budget: FM exhorts states to take up next-gen reforms

In her Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday...

Budget: Sitharaman unveils road map for Viksit Bharat

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget proposals lay out a...

Job creation gets Budget boost with incentives

Recognising job creation for the youth as the foremost challenge for the...

Nirmala Sitharaman decodes the fine prints of Budget

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with her team of...

How The Budget Impacts Property Sales

'The move to remove indexation benefits on LTCGs presently available for...

'This Is An Andhra Pradesh-Bihar Budget'

From the word go, Bihar growled its needs out when an MP from the state said...

Taxes comprise 63% in govt coffer: Budget documents

For every rupee in the government coffer, the biggest pie of 63 paise will...

Budget shows govt's will to lower deficit: Fitch

Fitch Ratings on Tuesday said the FY25 Budget demonstrated the government's...

Govt debt to stabilise above 80% of GDP: Moody's

Moody's Ratings on Tuesday projected general government debt to stabilise...

At Rs 6.21 lakh cr, defence budget sees 4.79 rise

The total allocation to the defence sector is 12.9 per cent of the total...

Budget focuses on jobs, skilling, keeping allies happy

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced income tax relief...

Budget 2024: Gold prices crash by Rs 3,350

Gold prices tumbled by Rs 3,350 to Rs 72,300 per 10 grams in the local market...

Budget 'ignores' Maha, focuses on Bihar, Andhra

The Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies on Tuesday welcomed the Union...

Abolition of angel tax cheers startups, investors

Startup and venture funds on Tuesday cheered the Budget decision on the...

Money paid on share buyback will be dividend: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said buyback of shares will be...

Govt announces Critical Mineral Mission to hike output

The government on Tuesday proposed to launch a mission to give fillip to the...

Property market upset as govt nixes indexation benefit

The government on Tuesday proposed reducing the long-term capital gains tax...

Salaried employees may save up to Rs 17,500 in I-T

In sops for the middle class, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday...

Mumbai Watches Nirmalaji's Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented the Union Budget for...

Stock markets edge down on STT, LTCG hike

Adani Ports, NTPC, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever, HCL Technologies and Sun...

BSNL gets Rs 82,916cr from Rs 1.28L cr telecom budget

Of the total proposed allocation, over Rs 1 lakh crore is meant for BSNL and...

Securities transaction tax on F&O hiked from October 1

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the securities...

'Kursi bachao', 'copycat': Oppn reacts to Budget 2024

The Opposition on Tuesday termed the Union Budget as a 'kursi bachao budget'...

Govt doubles Mudra loan limit to Rs 20 lakh

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced the doubling of the...

Sitharaman's big plans for Vishnupad, Mahabodhi

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced that...

What Sitharaman's 7th Budget has in store for us

Highlights of the Union Budget 2024-25 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala...

Budget 2024: What is cheaper, what is costlier

Gold, silver and other precious metals along with imported mobile phones,...

Capital gains exemption limit to be hiked: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government plans to...

Yay or nay? Rate Sitharaman's 7th Budget!

So tell us, does Sitharaman's 7th consecutive Budget deserve cheers or boos?

Rs 2.19 lakh crore given to MHA; majority for CAPFs

The Union Budget 2024-25 on Tuesday allocated Rs 2,19,643 crore to the...

Budget to boost MRO activities in aviation, shipping

The government on Tuesday announced certain incentives as part of efforts to...

Govt to provide homes for 1cr urban poor, middle-class

The government on Tuesday announced central assistance of Rs 2.2 lakh crore...

Govt to provide Rs 11.11 lakh cr towards capex

The government will provide Rs 11.11 lakh crore for capital expenditure for...

Budget: Rs 3 lakh crore for schemes benefitting women

For promoting women-led development, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on...

Budget 2024: Mobile phones, gold, silver get cheaper

The FM proposed reduction in basic customs duty on gold and silver to 6 per...

Angel tax abolished for all investors: Sitharaman

The removal of the angel tax is expected to be a boost for startups as it...

Govt to launch 3 employment-linked schemes, says FM

These schemes will be based on enrolment in Employees' Provident Fund...

Govt to undertake comprehensive review of I-T Act: FM

The government on Tuesday announced that it will undertake a comprehensive...

Budget: How Sitharaman plans to boost the MSME sector

The government will come out with a credit guarantee scheme for MSMEs to...

Govt announces 9 priorities in Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced nine priorities in...

Govt plans to skill 20 lakh youth over 5 years

The government on Tuesday announced a new centrally-sponsored scheme for...

FM allocates Rs 1.48L cr for edu, employment, skill

She added that the government has extended the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana...

Nirmala Sitharaman presents her 7th Union Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented the Budget for...

Cabinet clears Union Budget 2024-25

The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved...

Key numbers to watch out for in Nirmala's 7th Budget

All eyes will be on whether Sitharaman provides the much-expected tax relief...

FM again takes tablet to present paperless Budget

With the tablet carefully kept inside a red cover with a golden-coloured...

Meet Nirmalaji's Core Budget Team

The finance minister continues to be backed by the same policy team in...

'India in early stages of equity cult; budget eyed'

Despite the rally in equities over the last few years, India, according to...

Highlights of Economic Survey 2023-24

The Survey is authored by Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran and his...

Economic Survey pitches for more FDI from China

Amidst strained ties with China, the pre-budget Economic Survey on Monday...

Will Nirmalji's 7th Budget boost the markets?

The outcome of the Union Budget, quarterly earnings from corporates and...

Nirmalaji to make history with 7th consecutive Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to create history when she...

Budget, 6 bills to be tabled during monsoon session

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget on Tuesday...

Nirmalaji's Huge Rural Sector Challenge

Alloting more funds for MNREGA and PM-KISAN could wipe out the entire...

Nirmalaji's Chance To Revisit Fiscal Math

Whether she will pare the fiscal deficit target of 5.1 per cent of GDP, using...

Budget Must Focus On Raising Revenue

With the fiscal deficit target staring at the government, the FY25 Budget has...

Budget may go vocal for higher local procurement

To boost domestic manufacturing under the Make in India initiative and reduce...

'Halwa' ceremony over; stage set for Budget 2024

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday participated in a traditional...

Budget: Time To Bet On Big Ideas

The generation of quality jobs and skill development should be the focal...

'Budget Focus Will Be On Growth, Jobs'

'There is no immediate threat to the government, and they would prefer the...

Insurance amendment bill may be introduced soon

The government is likely to introduce a bill seeking amendments to the...

Budget: KPMG urges FM to double standard deduction

Doubling standard deduction to Rs 1 lakh, increasing tax break on interest...

Budget meet: What economists told Modi

Ahead of the upcoming budget, eminent economists during a meeting with Prime...

What's on steel firms' Budget wish list?

India's leading steel companies hope the Modi 3.0 Budget will continue the...

Modi To Finalise 100-Day Agenda After...

A lot of the 100-day programmes would be 'milestone-based' with timelines for...

Household budget goes for toss; tomatoes cost Rs 90/kg

Tomato prices in the delhi markets surged to Rs 90 per kg as supplies have...

US resident booked for Sitharaman's deepfake video

The video clip shows Sitharaman purportedly giving a bite to the media and...

Govt may relax 45-day payment rule for MSMEs in Budget

The government may relax the requirement of making payments to MSMEs within...

Budget 2024: Wishlist of the pharma industry

There is a need to incentivise R&D investments, offer corporate tax...

Budget: What hospitality sector wants from Nirmalaji

Hospitality players want the government to accord infrastructure status to...

Sitharaman to present Modi 3.0's 1st budget on July 23

This will be the first budget presented by the government led by Prime...

Budget: MSMEs bat for Rs 5,000 crore export booster

India SME Forum, an organisation for small and medium businesses, has called...

'GDP Target 10.5% To 11%'

'The nominal GDP growth assumption for FY25 may be revised upwards on higher...

Budget: RSS and affiliates seek I-T cut, robot tax

An increase in the farmer income support scheme PM Kisan Nidhi, the...

Bud24: Realty sector seeks revival of affordable homes

The real estate sector wants "high-impact" measures, like special schemes and...

Budget: Tax Treat For Salaried Class?

Amid the Budget preparation, the revenue department is assessing the...

FM May Stick To Fiscal Deficit Target

'Any finality in such matters requires political views. We will review it...

Time To Make Budget More Transparent

The Budget should use the extra RBI surplus to better effect, suggests A K...

Budget 2024: What India Inc wants from Nirmalaji

India Inc on Thursday pitched for lowering income tax burden on common man,...

Budget 2024: What economists want from Nirmalaji

The Budget for 2024-25 should focus on employment generation, besides...

Budget: SBI chief seeks tax relief on interest income

State Bank of India chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara has pitched for tax relief on...

Budget 2024: MSME ministry gets 'positive' feedback

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has received...

Budget: Industry bodies suggest tax reforms

Three industry bodies suggested changes in India's tax regime in their...

Budget: Nirmalaji to hold meets with stakeholders

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to hold pre-budget...

Sitharaman to ensure 'Ease of Living' during Modi 3.0

Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday assumed charge as the Finance and Corporate...

Nirmalaji 1st FM To Present 7 Budgets

Ensuring that government capex crowds in private investment will be one of...

Cong wanted to allocate 15% of budget to Muslims: Modi

Modi claimed the Congress, when in power at the Centre, had drawn up plans to...

We hiked LAC infra budget to Rs 14,500cr: Jaishankar

India should have learnt lessons from the 1962 war but no headway was made in...

Can't fight elections, don't have money: Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said she declined the...

Work Begins On The Full Budget

Thrust on infrastructure and capital expenditure is expected to continue in...

Can We Fight China With Such A Budget?

India has allocated Rs 1.72 trillion, or 27.67 per cent of the total defence...

China raises defence budget, 3 times higher than India

China, which is the second highest spender on defence after the United...

Defence Budget Can't Beat Inflation!

India spends significantly less on defence than could be expected from a...

When Sitharaman travels by Mumbai local train

She interacted with fellow commuters during the 30-km ride, the social media...

Tamil Nadu presents separate agricultural budget

In his budget speech, the minister said the indiscriminate use of chemical...

'Tax buoyancy can't continue...'

'The revenue projection arises out of all sectors doing well and the...

UPA put family first during 2008 crisis: Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday tore into United...

Sitharaman vs Adhir over 'bias against non-BJP states'

Sitharaman added that no Union finance minister can play with the Finance...

Bill to ban polygamy in budget session: Himanta

Sarma said his government was looking forward to the legislation on the...

D-Street cheers Budget; markets close near record high

Among the Sensex firms, Power Grid, NTPC, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy...

What experts say about interim Budget 2024

Following are comments from economists at leading financial institutions,...

Economists say fiscal numbers look more realistic

Analysts and economists have hailed the fiscal projections in the interim...

Capex hiked by a modest 11% to Rs 11.11 lakh crore

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday made a modest increase of 11...

Confident of re-election, govt shuns populist budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a Rs 11.11 lakh...

Solar plan: 1 cr families to save Rs 18K cr, says FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said Pradhanmantri Suryodaya...

Defence budget up by 4.72%, focuses on 'deep tech'

The defence budget was on Thursday increased to Rs 6.21 lakh crore for...

Just A True Vote On Account!

She has shown shrewdness, sensitivity, and courage. All of these will be...

Key highlights of Modi govt's pre-poll budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday presented her sixth Budget in...

Rs 47.66 lakh cr: Size of Sitharaman's sixth budget

The size of Budget 2024-25 has increased 6.1 per cent to Rs 47.66 lakh crore...

Budget reduced, census, NPR unlikely in 2024 too

The interim budget 2024-24 on Thursday allocated Rs 1,277.80 crore for...

Sitharaman's 6th budget speech is also her shortest

She also holds the distinction of delivering the longest budget speech at two...

Good or bad? Rate Sitharaman's pre-poll Budget!

So tell us, does Sitharaman's budget deserve cheers or boos?

Govt lowers fiscal deficit to 5.1% of GDP for FY25

Continuing on the fiscally prudent path, the Modi government in the interim...

Govt plans to make India self-reliant in edible oils

The government will formulate a strategy to make India self-reliant in edible...

Words Sitharaman used most in Interim Budget speech

Delivering her sixth straight Budget, on Thursday, Finance Minister Nirmala...

Rs 11.11L cr budget expenditure is sweet spot: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the interim Budget presented by...

Budget: Tourism infra to be developed on Lakshadweep

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said projects for port...

Tablet in red pouch, FM presents 3rd paperless Budget

Sitharaman, India's first full-time woman finance minister, had in July 2019...

Sitharaman has no good news for taxpayers

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said there are no changes in...

Healthcare: Good news for all ASHA, anganwadi workers

Healthcare: Good news for all ASHA, anganwadi workers

Sitharaman to present sixth Budget in a row

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her sixth straight Budget...

Budget 2024: Key numbers to watch out for

All eyes will be on whether Sitharaman will deliver a populist budget leaving...

Ahead of interim Budget, Sensex gains 612 points

Benchmark equity indices climbed nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday on buying in...

Suspension of 14 MPs revoked day before budget session

Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha committees had recommended that their...

17th LS to meet for final session on Wednesday

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Interim Budget on...

How will the markets fare in the Budget week?

Interim Budget, the US Federal policy decision and quarterly earnings will be...

On Feb 1, Sitharaman will equal Morarji Desai's record

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will set a record by presenting the sixth...

FM sees India becoming a developed nation by 2047

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the government is close...

Halwa ceremony held; stage set for interim Budget

The Halwa ceremony, marking the final stage of the budget preparation process...

Tax Sops Coming In Interim Budget!

To offer additional support at the low end of the income ranges, the Centre...

Events linked to Ram temple banned in TN, says BJP

Citing a Tamil daily's reportage, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

Budget likely to assume peak crude price at $85/barrel

The ministry of finance is likely to assume crude oil price to remain within...

What hotel, travel industries want from Sitharaman

Hospitality and travel sector players on Tuesday demanded infrastructure...

What to expect from Sitharaman's 6th Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to step up efforts to boost...

Parliament's Budget session from January 31

A brief Budget session of Parliament, the last of the 17th Lok Sabha, will be...

Budget '24: Realty players' high-rise expectations

During 2023, the Indian real estate sector - both housing and commercial -...

India to be a $30 trn economy by 2047: Sitharaman

India will become the third largest economy by 2027-28, with a GDP of over $5...

Budget likely to set nominal GDP growth at 10.5%

The Interim Budget for 2024-25 (FY25) to be presented on February 1 is likely...

Interim Budget: What fintech industry wants from FM

Indian fintechs and associated entities are hoping that the Union Budget 2024...

Interim Budget: No Big Bang Announcements

If the Budget makes no big announcements on new schemes, projects, or tax...

More Freebies In The Interim Budget?

The rising goods and services tax (GST) and personal income-tax collections...

No 'spectacular announcement' likely in Budget: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the budget to be...

Why Nirmalaji Has A Lot To Smile About

Taking both direct and indirect taxes, the gross collection is expected to...

Interim Budget: What's Cooking Nirmalaji?

There is nothing in the Constitution that prevents the outgoing government...

Budget 2024: 'We have to be intelligent'

'The global situation is not very good.'