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India’s private sector capital expenditure grew 67% to ₹7.7 lakh crore in September 2025 in comparison to September 2024, according to data sourced by the industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). This comes at a time when officials in the Finance Ministry have publicly lamented that the private sector is not investing enough. The…
The first official gauge of the economy’s performance so far in 2024-25 pegs real GDP growth at 6.7% between April and June, a five-quarter low and below the central bank’s projection. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which expects a 7.2% GDP growth through 2024-25 following last year’s 8.2% surge, had revised its estimate for…
Just before Nirmala Sitharaman presented her seventh consecutive Budget as Union Finance Minister of a coalition led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which managed to gain power for the third time on an underwhelming mandate, signals from the government seemed to suggest what its thrust may be. The Economic Survey 2023-24 made clear that…
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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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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Construction of the Coastal Road Project in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: PTI The Budget comes at a time when the government faces a delicate balancing act between expenditure priorities and the need for fiscal prudence as it is the last full Budget before the general elections. From a macroeconomic standpoint, two areas were of concern:…
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