Page 8 - Budget 2026 News

Budget 2026: Centre allocates ₹30K cr for MGNREGA to clear pending dues

New Act to be notified from April 1, giving states six months to transition and notify it individually

Union Budget 2026: ₹10,000 crore anchor for container manufacturing

Budget 2026 unveils a Rs 10,000 crore container manufacturing scheme, adds 20 new waterways and tax reforms, with global players like MSC, Maersk and Adani showing interest in India-made containers

Budget 2026: Plantations, fisheries central to farm income strategy

The Budget for agriculture and allied activities was projected to grow by 7.1 per cent in the Budget Estimates of FY27 as against the Revised Estimates of FY26

Public capex takes centre stage as Budget 2026 sharpens growth push

Higher outlays for roads, railways, and energy underscore 2026-27 investment strategy

Union Budget 2026-27 aims to court overseas individuals to bolster markets

The Union Budget proposes higher PIS limits for overseas Indians, a review of FEMA non-debt rules, and LLP reforms for AIFs, aiming to attract long-term diaspora capital and deepen capital markets

Budget targets rare-earth self-reliance with corridors, duty exemptions

Budget 2026 announces rare-earth corridors and waives customs duty on mineral processing equipment, aiming to cut import dependence and secure supply chains vital for EVs, renewable energy

Budget 2026: Defence spending nears 2% of GDP, reversing decline

Defence's share of GDP declined from 2.25 per cent in FY20 to 1.91 per cent in FY25, a level that was maintained in FY26 as well

Budget 2026 plans seven high-speed rail corridors at ₹16 trillion outlay

Massive indigenisation has occurred in high-speed tech, detailed plan may not need foreign funding

Budget 2026: FM allocates ₹5,000 crore to develop tier-II, tier-III cities

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pitches tier-II and tier-III cities as engines of growth, rolling out reform-linked funding for city economic regions to drive balanced urban development

Budget 2026: UPI, RuPay subsidy for FY27 at ₹2,000 crore; MDR unchanged

Budget stays silent on MDR, industry to pursue bid in coming months

Budget 2026 realistic, stronger capex to aid growth: Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley said the FY27 Budget backs growth through three pillars: a continued manufacturing push, stronger support for services and a renewed emphasis on capital expenditure

Budget 2026: Accident victims to get full claim amt without tax deductions

Union Budget 2026 on compensation: The change, once enacted, will ensure accident victims receive the full interest awarded on compensation without tax deductions

Budget 2026: Duty-free baggage limits to be increased, says FM Sitharaman

FM said the govt will revise baggage clearance rules and enhance duty-free allowances to reflect modern travel patterns and address passenger concerns over valuation and temporary carriage of goods

This Budget shows a confident, future-ready Bharat, says Piyush Goyal

This is a Budget that shows a future-ready Bharat, and carries forward the reforms that the Prime Minister initiated on August 15 last year, says Goyal

Budget 2026 conservative, focuses on fiscal stability: BofA Securities

BofA Securities said the modest fiscal consolidation rests on "very realistic" revenue and expenditure assumptions, adding to the credibility of the Ministry of Finance

Budget 2026: E-Courts Phase III gets ₹1,200 crore; law outlay ₹4,509 crore

Budget 2026-27 keeps allocation for e-Courts Phase III unchanged at ₹1,200 crore, underscoring continued emphasis on judicial digitisation

Budget 2026: Strengthening the architecture of India's next growth phase

India must also remain deeply integrated with global markets, exporting more and attracting stable long-term investment

Budget 2026-27 Highlights: FM Sitharaman boosts manufacturing across sectors

Budget 2026-27 Highlights: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth straight Union Budget in the Lok Sabha on Sunday. Catch updates here

Budget 2026: Big push for data centres and simpler tax for GCC growth

Transfer pricing rate fixed at 15.5% to boost GCC confidence

Budget 2026 boosts startups, MSMEs with ₹10,000 crore funds, credit push

FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced a ₹10,000 cr SME Growth Fund and additional credit and equity support for micro enterprises and startups to cushion them against global economic uncertainty