Month: February 2023

India’s Budget to sustain demand for corporates: Fitch Ratings

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holding the Budget Papers on February 01, 2023. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The higher spending, tax cuts and supportive policies announced in India’s Budget for 2023-24 are expected to support sustained demand growth and improve the longer-term prospects for corporates, said Fitch Ratings. “We believe the tax cuts will boost…

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Explained | Is the government on track on fiscal deficit targets?

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary addresses a press conference in Mumbai on February 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: In the Union Budget for 2023-24, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chose the path of relative fiscal prudence and projected a decline in fiscal deficit…

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Explained | Why have mangroves got a Budget push?

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Mangroves are salt-tolerant plant communities found in tropical and subtropical intertidal regions. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The story so far: The Union Budget for 2023-24 announced an initiative for mangrove plantation along the coastline and on salt pan lands, under MISHTI (Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes). How do mangroves help? Mangroves…

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What are scientists saying about the science budget? The Hindu asked five.

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Budgets offer a mixed bag of goodies – so it is with science that has seen both promising and indifferent budgets over the years. As they look at the half-full (or half-empty) tumbler, some see encouraging initiatives, while others crunch the numbers and reveal a disheartening percentage of the GDP allocated for science. Some top…

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Going green: The Hindu Editorial on Budget 2023’s and India’s net-zero commitment

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s latest Budget is noteworthy for the emphasis she has laid on the government’s commitment to move towards net-zero carbon emission by 2070. As an article presented at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos last month notes, India holds the key to hitting global climate change targets given its sizeable…

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Union Budget proposes changes to Income Tax search and seizure provisions

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A salesman watches TV screens during the live telecast of Union Budget 2023 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI The Union Budget 2023-24 has proposed certain changes to the Income Tax search and seizure provisions in view of the increased use of technology and digitisation in the…

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Budget announces ‘voluntary settlement scheme’ to end commercial disputes involving government and its undertakings

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A salesman watches TV screens during the live telecast of Union Budget 2023 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI The Union Budget highlighted the seriousness of pendency in courts and the need for quick dispute resolution by announcing a “voluntary settlement scheme with standardised terms” to amicably…

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Budget 2023 | Revamped credit guarantee scheme for MSMEs to be implemented from April 1

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The revamped credit guarantee scheme for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) will take effect from April 1, through infusion of ₹9,000 crore in the corpus, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget 2023. “This will enable additional collateral-free guaranteed credit of ₹2 lakh crore. Further, the cost of the credit…

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BJP MPs seek clarity on tax regime, cut in MGNREGS allocation

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leaves after briefing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs on the Union Budget 2023-24, at Parliament House, in New Delhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI BJP MPs on Friday interacted with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the merits and demerits of the new and old income tax regimes…

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Nirmala Sitharaman to brief BJP MPs on budget high points

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2023-24 on the second day of Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other MPs are seen. | Photo Credit: ANI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman will brief BJP MPs…

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