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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…
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…
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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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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As per the latest economic survey, the Indian economy is set to attain a real GDP growth of 7% in 2022-23, with both the retail and wholesale inflation rates falling below 6% in the months ahead. The Union Budget presented in this backdrop assumes a nominal GDP growth of 10.5% in 2023-24, which implies a…
February 02, 2023 10:54 pm | Updated February 03, 2023 11:12 am IST – NEW DELHI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the post-budget FICCI national executive committee meeting in New Delhi on February 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday exuded confidence that States will sign up as early…
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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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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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