Page 9 - Budget 2026 News

Budget 2025: Charting a new growth path as demand rises, concerns remain

Consumers remain pessimistic regarding the current economic situation possibly due to increased prices of essential items

Budget 2025: Defence still below 2% of GDP; 'Aatmanirbharta' push continues

Latest allocation continues five-year trend of declining defence spending as a share of GDP and budget, with FY26 showing a slight recovery in the latter but remaining unchanged in the former

Budget at a glance: Here're the key numbers from Union Budget 2025

FM announced significant income tax cuts for the middle class and unveiled a blueprint for next generation

Budget ready reckoner: Mkt borrowings' share declines, Centre's capex up

Reduction in sovereign debt-to-GDP ratio requires a decline in fiscal deficit in proportion to GDP

Budget 2025: Rs 20k cr Nuclear Mission for small modular reactor, 5 by 2033

Global interest in small modular reactors has been increasing due to their ability to provide flexible power generation and base-load power for a range of applications, says NITI Aayog report

Consumer companies upbeat as Budget tax relief boosts middle-class spending

This comes at a time when urban consumption is under pressure, as reflected in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies' October-December quarter results

Charting a new growth path: New tax regime eases middle-class burden

Share of middle class in income tax increased till 2023-24 while TDS has been rationalised by reducing the number of rates and adjusting threshold limits

How midcap stocks performed: EY India analyses trends and key drivers

Buying in consumption-related sectors after Sitharaman exempted annual income of up to Rs 12 lakh from income tax

Budget 2025: Investment, turnover limits for MSMEs hiked up to 2.5 times

Currently, over 1 crore registered MSMEs, employing 7.5 crore people and generating 36 per cent of our manufacturing, have come together to position India as a global manufacturing hub

Sector Watch: From tech to auto, how the Budget affects key sectors

Broadband connectivity to all government secondary schools and primary health centres

Charting a new growth path: Engine of growth yet to ensure full safety

Derailments are the top cause for accidents, with collisions and fire being distant second and third. In 2022-23, there was a spurt in the first two accident types

Budget 2025: PPP, asset monetisation open door for private sector

FM proposes Rs 1.5 trn outlay for 50-yr interest-free loans to states for capex

A pro-growth Union Budget 2025-26 marked by coherence and consistency

The Budget represents a continuation and an acceleration of the government's multi-pronged economic development strategy

Union Budget 2025-26: Laying the foundation for improved railways

The Indian Railways needs a well-thought-out business model and a master plan for successfully implementing the light and express cargo transportation...this job must be entrusted to consultants

Union Budget 2025-26: Charting a new growth path amid capex decline

The private sector has pulled back spending on new factories and other long-term assets, while government infrastructure projects, such as new roads, have also slowed

Indices indecisive on Budget moves: EY India analyses top stock reactions

Benchmark indices ended flat in a special trading session on Saturday

Budget: Railway capex stays flat; revenue receipts set to cross Rs 3 trn

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has kept the outlay provided for capital expenditure (capex) in the Railways at Rs 2.65 trillion, almost the same as the 2024-25 budget estimate

Budget 2025: Charting a new growth path with a boost to the tax net

Higher collections have also resulted in calls to use the opportunity to simplify the goods and services tax structure

Budget sets a comprehensive blueprint for India's economic growth

The FM announced income tax relief for middle-class households to the tune of $12 billion (0.3 per cent of GDP), which is expected to give a significant boost to urban consumption and savings

Budget 2025: Govt plans to reduce debt-to-GDP ratio to 47.5-52% by FY31

The six-year roadmap until FY31 aims to bring down the debt-to-GDP ratio to a range of 47.5-52 per cent from 57.1 per cent in FY25