Stocks tend to gyrate on budget day as investors decipher the impact of various announcements the FM makes in the budget speech
Modi made the remarks on the first day of the Budget Session
The budget will be presented on February 1
Keeping in mind this decade, there should be discussions and presentation of different views this session, he said
The new findings were revealed in an online survey conducted by YouGov in which 1,015 people participated
The Indian economy, which the International Monetary Fund singled out as a global bright spot only a few years ago, is set to contract 7.7% in the current fiscal year
While increasing public expenditure is key to revive the economy from the pandemic-induced slump, falling tax revenues mean Sitharaman will have thin resources
Given that the FM has already said that this will be extraordinary Budget, all eyes will be on how she allocates the resources to the most pressing needs of the present time
he Economic Survey is authored by Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) Krishnamurthy Subramanian and his team. In his first Survey in 2019, Subramanian had set an agenda of achieving 8% sustained GDP growth
A so-called Covid cess shouldn't be announced because the economy is still normalising after a strict and vast lockdown, Sonal Varma, an economist at Nomura Holdings, said on Thursday
Total spending plan for next fiscal may surpass last year's Rs 30.4 trn, with focus likely on expanding a jobs guarantee program to cities and increasing allocation on education, housing, and health
A combination of stepped-up social spending - including on long-neglected healthcare - and a state-led infrastructure push will make the recovery both durable and inclusive
18 Opposition parties to boycott President's address in solidarity with farmers
Budget 1997-98 reduced corporate tax rates; and encouraged higher investment from FIIs
Gopinath said there is scope for the Indian government to provide more direct support to people
Efficacy of fiscal deficit is limited by revenue deficit - the lower the latter, the bigger the space for capex
Real estate developers expect the government to provide industry as well as infrastructure status for the sector
The forthcoming Union Budget should focus more on putting the economy back on track, according to a report
BJP said the Budget will usher in a new era of economic growth in the country
The GST for sanitaryware is at 18 per cent, and a reduction of the rate will help increase demand, he added