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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during a post-budget press conference, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The government 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…
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The attention and allocation to building a green infrastructure and a decarbonised energy regime is the core of the Union Budget which puts india on the path of being future proof, said Prashant Ruia, Director, Essar Capital. “The ₹35,000 crore allocation for energy transition along with an ambitious target of 5 MMT of hydrogen will unleash…
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File picture of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Nitin Gupta, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes | Photo Credit: Vedhan M The new income tax regime for filing returns has been “sweetened” in the Budget 2023-24 and it will be beneficial for maximum number of taxpayers as they can enjoy a “reduced” tax rate,…
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Daily Quiz | On Union Budget Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holding the Budget papers, ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget 2023-24. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | Morarji Desai has presented the highest number of budgets. How many? After Desai’s resignation, the then Prime Minister of India took over the Ministry of…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holding the Budget Papers at the North Block in New Delhi on February 01, 2023. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 raised the personal income tax rebate limit, doled out sops on small savings, and announced one of the biggest hikes in capital spending in…
An Agriculture Accelerator Fund will be set up to encourage agri-startups by young entrepreneurs in rural areas, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during the presentation of the Union budget 2023-24. The fund will aim at bringing innovative and affordable solutions for challenges faced by farmers. It will also bring in modern technologies to transform agricultural…
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It was encouraging that the Finance Minister today opened the Union Budget speech by talking about India’s economic growth, which is expected to be at 7%, the highest among the major economies. It was reassuring as across the world, there are several nations standing at the brink of a slowdown. India’s success in managing the…
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V. Nagappan, president of the Hindustan Chamber of Commerce, said the proposal to extend the revamped credit guarantee scheme for the micro, small and medium enterprises and relief to the pandemic-affected units in the Union Budget 2023-24 is in the right direction. “Reduction of 1% interest for the MSMEs will further boost their growth and…
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If budget making is a complex task, interpreting the Union Budget can be hazardous given the amount of fine print that one has to pore over. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s fifth Budget, and the current Bharatiya Janata Party-led government’s final full-fledged one before next year’s general election, ticks all the right boxes on the face…
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at a press conference in Delhi, after the Budget | Photo Credit: ANI The much-anticipated Budget for 2023-24 has been presented. The Budget speech began with a self-congratulatory note: that India has successfully overcome the troubles that came with the COVID-19 pandemic, to a large extent, by ensuring the free food…
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