Page 476 - Budget 2026 News

Women's share grows in Budget speech, literally

When it comes to usage of words in the budget speech, terms like women, youth and investors grew in count from the last year levels

Govt to give more power to Sebi

Proposal to amend the SEBI Act to strengthen the regulator is under consideration

Budget sticks to fiscal consolidation roadmap

Aided by the rich surcharge, axe on plan expenditure

We will manage FY14 govt borrowing: RBI

Says Budget a move in direction of adressing govt's fiscal and current account deficits

RGESS: Income limit raised to Rs 12 lakh; STT on MF redemptions slashed

Earlier the income limit was set to Rs 10 lakh

Parity in taxation for non-resident investors in IDFs

Investor protection fund set-up by depositor for protection of interest of beneficial owners will be exempt from income tax

Chidambaram proposes 10% surcharge on super-rich

Says revenues must be augmented for fiscal consolidation; surcharge only for a year

Tax sops for leather, precious stones exports

Duty on specified machinery for manufacture of leather, leather goods including footwear, has been proposed to be reduced from 7.5% to 5%

Chidambaram increases spending, taxes the rich

Budget aims at reviving growth amid the country's worst slowdown in a decade

Budget proposes urban housing fund; luxury homes to cost more

The Budget for 2013-14 also proposed to levy a 1% TDS on immovable properties of above Rs 50 lakh

Budget incentives to galvanised steel makers

Galvanised sheets are coated with zinc metal, are used in roofing; panelling & automobile bodies among others

Govt to reduce securities transaction tax on certain segments

STT has stabilising effect on transactions, proposed reductions are in view of changes & shifts in the market

Oil & gas sector calls FM's budget negative

Scrips of RIL, ONGC down

Integrated Child Development Scheme's funds enhanced by 11.7%

Multi-sectoral programme to combat maternal, child malnutrition to be scaled up

Govt targets Rs 55,814 cr from PSU stake sale in FY14

The government had originally set the disinvestment target for current fiscal at Rs 30,000 crore

Budget speech gets modern on quotes; Stiglitz finds mention

Finance Minister P Chidambaram also quoted his favourite poet Tiruvalluvar towards the end of his Budget speech after referring to Stiglitz in the beginning

Govt set to double disinvestments this year

Total revenue pegged at Rs 55,000 crore; a fourth of this to be raised by selling stakes in private firms

Chidambaram eases entry for foreign investors

FM asks Sebi to simplify their registration, especially to lower-risk ones such as those managing university or pension funds

M&M, Tata Motors fall on duty hike proposal for SUVs

Mahindra & Mahindra lost 1.63% to Rs 876.75. Tata Motors also fell by 1.78% to Rs 280.90 on the BSE

SMEs to be allowed to list sans IPO

The move will give a significant boost to the two SME exchangesNSE's Emerge and BSE SME who are trying to woo small companies to list on their platforms