Category: Economy

The Budget 2020-21 announced an ambitious disinvestment agenda, aiming to raise Rs 2.1 lakh crore through stake sales next year, including plans to sell part of the

From the next financial year, high-income earners will have to pay income tax for their contribution to the provident fund, superannuation fund and National Pension

The Union Budget of 2020-21 has chosen to hide the above reality with the average growth rate for the 2014-19 period, the narrowing of trade

The real negatives in the Budget have to do with raising customs duty on a host of items, from dairy and footwear to household appliances,

As the government projected a revival of growth, we take a look at the figures that define the Indian economy – GDP growth rate, inflation, fiscal

One way to understand the budget presented on Saturday is to focus on three key themes — the fiscal deficit, tax, and expenditure. The estimates

The newly proposed income tax regime lacks clarity, admitted Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her candid interview a day after she presented the Union Budget.

For the non-salaried such as businessmen and professionals, however, the old regime will be beneficial for if their annual income is upto Rs 7.5 lakh,

Going by the market reaction Budget 2020 was a disaster. Let me start by saying it was not as bad as the market reaction. The

Indian equity markets fell sharply on the last day of the extended week to close at 4-month low after the Union Budget presented on 1st Feb (Saturday) disappointed

ज्यांनी पाठिंबा दिला, त्यांचीच उपेक्षा करण्याचे मोदी सरकारचे कसब ताज्या अर्थसंकल्पातही दिसून येते.. अर्थसंकल्पबाह्य़ बरेच काही करायचे. त्यामुळे नवे काही करायला अर्थसंकल्पात वित्तीय उसंत नाही.

By Arvind Panagariya There is much in Budget 2020 that I like. But it also has a serious shortcoming in one area requiring urgent course correction. I discuss

It can be noted that this is the fourth consecutive budget that the Modi government has missed the original budget estimates on deficit numbers. Economists

NEW DELHI: Amazon India and Flipkart are studying the Budget proposal on levy of one per cent TDS, and may reach out to the government

By Sonal Varma Faced with a slowing economy, the key question for this budget was whether the government would try to quickly boost economic growth

It is said that size matters, but the longest speech in budget history did not guarantee Nirmala Sitharaman success. Her second budget had no big