Budget 2026 News

Budget 2026: Why old income tax regime still appeals to salaried taxpayers

As the Finance Minister readies Budget 2026, salaried taxpayers remain split on whether lower rates can truly replace deductions

Precious metal refiners seek duty parity to ease import disadvantage

Currently, dore duty stands at 6 per cent for both gold and silver, with refiners getting a 0.65 per cent duty differential, making the effective rate 5.35 per cent

India to stick to fiscal consolidation path in Budget, say economists: Poll

Capital spending has risen more than fivefold over the past decade and has been a key contributor to recent strong growth in Asia's third-largest economy

Budget 2026-27: Here are the key challenges for India's green push

Renewable energy developers flag transmission bottlenecks, weak DISCOM finances and high borrowing costs, seeking Budget support for grids, storage and cheaper green finance

Budget 2026: What India's ageing population needs from the finance minister

From home care bills to insurance gaps, why Budget 2026 matters for families supporting ageing parents

Budget 2026: ₹10 lakh TCS relief not enough for Indians abroad, say experts

As Budget 2026 approaches, students, travellers and families want simpler TCS rules under LRS and relief from upfront cash-flow pressure

Budget 2026: Nasscom urges cloud tax clarity, ESOP deferment for startups

Nasscom also observed that India's data centre sector drives digital and AI growth, offering hosting services to global cloud providers on arm's-length terms

Budget 2026 expectations: Home buyers seek relief on EMIs and upfront costs

As Budget 2026 nears, home buyers want higher loan deductions, lower upfront costs and targeted help for first-time purchasers

Will Budget 2026 lower your Mutual Fund tax bill? AMFI's pitch to FM

Association of Mutual Funds in India has urged the government to reinstate indexation benefits for debt funds, and allow mutual funds to offer pension-focused schemes with tax benefits similar to NPS

Budget 2026-27: Key challenges for retailers and consumer packaged goods

Retailers and CPG firms face weak consumption, rising compliance and real estate costs, GST working capital issues, and low innovation, seek FTAs, labour reforms, tourism push, Census, ONDC revival

Budget 2026-27: Insurance industry bats for income tax relief for premiums

Insurers also seek an increase in threshold for taxing maturity proceeds of high-value policies

Budget 2026: No big-bang cuts but some relief likely for salaried class

Tax experts say the Centre is expected to strengthen the new tax regime through slab rationalisation and higher rebates rather than expanding deductions

Budget 2026-27: Mutual fund industry seeks capital gains relief

Urges Centre to roll back recent tax changes on debt schemes

Recycling industry seeks GST cut on scrap ahead of Budget 2026-27

Apex body MRAI warns current GST regime hurting formalisation; demands removal of aluminium scrap duty

Budget decoded: How the government's plan shapes your family finances

From taxes and loans to savings, here's how Budget numbers affect homes

Budget 2026: PSU bank's officers union seeks tax relief on leased housing

Bank of Maharashtra union urges Centre to amend rules to exclude leased accommodation and concessional staff loans from taxation

Commerce dept pushing for major tweaks in SEZ norms to counter US tariffs

An overhaul of the existing two-decade-old law governing SEZs has been under discussion for almost four years

Centre announces India's first tailings policy for critical minerals

Tailings refer to the leftover waste material after valuable minerals are extracted from crushed ore, forming a slurry of rock particles, water and processing chemicals

Nominal GDP growth for FY27 seen at 10-10.5%: Economists

Economists expect the Union Budget to peg FY27 nominal GDP growth at 10-10.5%, aided by rising inflation and a low base, influencing debt and fiscal metrics

Market participants seek equity tax relief ahead of upcoming Budget

Market stakeholders also demanded enhancement of the tax-free exemption limit on long-term capital gains (LTCG) from equity investments to provide greater relief to retail and long-term investors