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Budget 2026-27: Inside the fiscal consolidation numbers and open questions

The Budget has largely eschewed political populism, even as several states are to go for Assembly elections in the coming months

Union Budget 2026-27: Reform over rhetoric, growth with guardrails

From medical hubs to incentives for seaplane manufacturing, the Budget broadens demand creation beyond brick-and-mortar

Budget 2026: Industrial policy takes centre stage, deeper fixes pending

And bigger problems await from policy bottlenecks that the Budget has left untouched

Union Budget 2026-27: Govt borrowing challenge passed on to RBI

Budget FY27 signals deeper banking reforms, possible PSB consolidation and higher borrowing, shifting the onus to RBI to manage yields and liquidity

Union Budget 2026-27: Only a piecemeal boost for manufacturing growth

Budget 2026 advances trust-based Customs reforms and sector-specific relief, but stops short of a clear tariff-cut roadmap needed to boost MSME-led manufacturing growth

Budget 2026: Charting path to Viksit Bharat amid global uncertainty

In choosing prudence over populism and strategic self-reliance over protectionism, the FM has presented a Budget worthy of India's aspirations

Budget 2026-27: A reformist reckoner for taxes, certainty and relief

Budget 2026 signals a decisive push to cut tax litigation, decriminalise defaults and offer long-term certainty as India prepares to roll out the new income-tax law

Union Budget 2026-27: A Kartavya-led push to sustain growth momentum

Budget FY27 bets on fiscal discipline, public investment and technology-led reforms to sustain growth and build long-term economic resilience

Budget 2026: A status quo Budget with limited appeal for global investors

Markets disappointed as Budget 2026 sticks to fiscal discipline but offers no big ideas to revive investor confidence or attract fresh foreign capital

Budget 2026-27: Tax nudges and tight fiscal math test growth assumptions

Budget 2026 seeks to attract investment through tax nudges and selective incentives, while maintaining fiscal discipline amid global uncertainty and uneven revenue growth

Buyback taxed as capital gains, not dividends, to benefit high earners

Finance Bill 2026 shifts share buyback proceeds to capital gains tax from April 2026, easing the burden for many investors, while tightening tax rules for SGB buyers

Budget 2026: TCS cuts on LRS, tour packages to ease upfront cash outgo

Budget 2026 lowers TCS on foreign education, medical remittances and overseas tours, easing cash flow for families and simplifying compliance for NRI property deals

Union Budget 2026-27: Policy support to keep agri, rural revival on track

Budget 2026-27 strengthens agriculture, MSMEs and rural infrastructure, positioning villages, Tier-II and Tier-III towns at the heart of India's Viksit Bharat vision

A Budget for the emerging new global order: How India positions itself

The measures to promote and further the Make in India policy have to be seen in this context, such as the SME Growth Fund announced in the Budget

Budget 2026-27: Higher borrowing plan, STT move hit market sentiment

A surprise STT hike in Budget FY27 triggered a sharp market sell-off, with banks and metals hit hard amid worries over borrowing, bond yields and financial conditions

Union Budget 2026-27: Virtual retro tax overshadows many positives

On the taxation front, while details are awaited, one proposal stands out: Exempting global (non-India-sourced) income of a non-resident expert for five years in India

Business as usual: Budget 2026 banks on stability, not structural change

Fiscal deficit targets stay on track and projections look realistic, but the Budget avoids big reforms on Customs tariffs and tax structure, offering mainly incremental changes

Budget 2026-27 lays blueprint for a future-ready digital ecosystem

Budget 2026 sketches an ambitious AI- and cloud-led growth model, but sustained R&D investment will be crucial if India is to become a creator, not just a consumer, of technology

Budget 2026-27 shows systems thinking in developing infrastructure

One of the key characteristics of this Budget appears to be a focus on systems thinking. It is clear that the government wants to build infrastructure with integration across regions and sectors

Gold, silver ETFs extend fall; BSE shifts to T-1 price band amid volatility

Gold and silver ETFs extended their decline amid a sharp global sell-off in precious metals, prompting BSE to revise price band calculations to T-1 NAV to better reflect heightened market volatility