Page 2 - Latest Updates on Expenditure Budget
What is Expenditure Budget?
When FM Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Budget tomorrow, the focus will be on a document that shows total expenditure of the govt. It is classified as Expenditure Budget. This report tells about it
 "What is Expenditure Budget?")
TMS Ep97: Budget session, bank privatisation, markets, expenditure budget
What to expect in the Budget session? What to expect on bank privatisation and subsidy reform? What data points of Economic Survey are markets eyeing? What is Expenditure Budget? All answers here
 "TMS Ep97: Budget session, bank privatisation, markets, expenditure budget")
Budget 2022 expectations: What retail and e-commerce firms expect from FM
Budget 2022 expectations: From tax reduction to bringing down logistics costs, here's what retail and e-commerce firms expect from FM Sitharaman on February 1
 "Budget 2022 expectations: What retail and e-commerce firms expect from FM")
Budget 2022 expectations LIVE: Jobs, tax reduction amid pandemic, and more
Budget 2022 LIVE: With Assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory getting closer, the Centre could go for some populist measures
 "Budget 2022 expectations LIVE: Jobs, tax reduction amid pandemic, and more")
Budget-making during recovery
The challenges before the coming Budget are more daunting than those in 2021
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Union Budget 2022-23: Phasing out of some tax exemptions likely
FinMin also exploring the option of rationalising capital gains tax rates
 "Union Budget 2022-23: Phasing out of some tax exemptions likely")
Budget 2022-23: Govt likely to target 13-14% nominal growth in FY23
A faster growth projection may cause inflation concerns, say officials
 "Budget 2022-23: Govt likely to target 13-14% nominal growth in FY23")
FCI will have just Rs 59K cr of NSSF loans by FY22-end: Expenditure secy
Lower loans will decrease FCI's interest burden by Rs 17,000-18,000 crore annually, say officials
 "FCI will have just Rs 59K cr of NSSF loans by FY22-end: Expenditure secy")
Focus on capex does not make Budget inflationary: Expenditure Secretary
We expect the cost of the vaccination to be Rs 700 per person. This includes the price of two shots at Rs 200-250 each, says Somanathan
 "Focus on capex does not make Budget inflationary: Expenditure Secretary")
Budget 2021 LIVE: Budget is a shot in the arm for Indian economy, says S&P
Budget 2021 LIVE: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Union Budget 2021 speech announced a slew of taxation reforms but left personal income tax slab unchanged. Track Budget 2021 highlights
 "Budget 2021 LIVE: Budget is a shot in the arm for Indian economy, says S&P")
Atmanirbhar & rural growth: Need to make all the right noises
The expenditure for total rural development schemes declined from Rs 2.16 trillion in FY21 to Rs 1.95 trillion in FY22.
 "Atmanirbhar & rural growth: Need to make all the right noises")
Budget: Vardhan says health vital to Atmanirbhar Bharat, hails 137% hike
Harsh Vardhan hailed the budget proposals concerning the health sector and "health and well-being" was on the top of the six prominent pillars of Atmnanirbhar Bharat outlined in Sitharaman's speech.
 "Budget: Vardhan says health vital to Atmanirbhar Bharat, hails 137% hike")
Atmanirbhar Kisan: FM Sitharaman allows mandis to access Agri Infra Fund
Cess might not pinch the pocket much as it could be offset by cut in customs duty
 "Atmanirbhar Kisan: FM Sitharaman allows mandis to access Agri Infra Fund")
Union Budget 2021: Allocation for education pared by 6.13%, boost for KVs
The school education and literacy department has been allocated Rs 54,873 crore - the lowest in two years -- in Budget 2021
 "Union Budget 2021: Allocation for education pared by 6.13%, boost for KVs")
Budget 2021: Full text of the memorandum of the Finance Bill tabled in LS
Here is the full text of the memorandum of the Finance Bill as tabled in Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
 "Budget 2021: Full text of the memorandum of the Finance Bill tabled in LS")
Budget to spend Rs 2.84 trillion on health, raising expenditure by 137%
Sitharaman has announced Rs 35,000 crore for Covid-19 vaccination this year
 "Budget to spend Rs 2.84 trillion on health, raising expenditure by 137%")
LIVE: India took 'short-term pain' for long-term economic gain, says CEA
BUDGET SESSION 2021 LIVE UPDATES: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled Economic Survey today. Stay tuned for LIVE updates on Budget session of the Parliament
 "LIVE: India took 'short-term pain' for long-term economic gain, says CEA")
Budget Byte: Post-pandemic Budget has less room for targeted spending
Efficacy of fiscal deficit is limited by revenue deficit - the lower the latter, the bigger the space for capex
 "Budget Byte: Post-pandemic Budget has less room for targeted spending")
Budget Byte: National Small Savings Fund to facilitate off-Budget spending?
What began with food security, off-Budget financing now caters heavily to a range of core spending areas
 "Budget Byte: National Small Savings Fund to facilitate off-Budget spending?")
Beyond Budget Headlines: Health & education deserve more outlay, attention
In the fifth episode, we discuss about expenditure side of the Budget and look at sectors that have traditionally not been India's top expense areas but are now in the spotlight because of pandemic
 "Beyond Budget Headlines: Health & education deserve more outlay, attention")