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Budget 2023 | SKM, activists criticise allocations to agriculture, food security

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Budget 2023 | SKM, activists criticise allocations to agriculture, food security

Midday Meal workers burn copies of Union Budget 2023-24 during their protest, in Kolkata, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), the umbrella organisation of more than 300 farmers’ outfits and the Right to Food Campaign, a platform for activists working on food and nutritional security, termed the Budget…

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Key takeaways from Union Budget 2023-24 in charts

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Key takeaways from Union Budget 2023-24 in charts

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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Budget 2023 | Industry hails Budget’s green energy, infrastructure push

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Budget 2023 | Industry hails Budget’s green energy, infrastructure push

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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New tax regime ‘sweetened’ to benefit maximum number of taxpayers: CBDT Chairman

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New tax regime ‘sweetened’ to benefit maximum number of taxpayers: CBDT Chairman

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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Accelerator fund will drive agriculture towards innovation, optimisation of resources

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Accelerator fund will drive agriculture towards innovation, optimisation of resources

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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Budget 2023 | Towards a healthier India: Preetha Reddy

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Budget 2023 | Towards a healthier India: Preetha Reddy

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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T.N. industrialists say Union Budget is aimed at growth

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T.N. industrialists say Union Budget is aimed at growth

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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A raft of concessions amid consolidation: The Hindu Editorial on Union Budget 2023-24

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A raft of concessions amid consolidation: The Hindu Editorial on Union Budget 2023-24

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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