Page 22 - Budget 2021

Taxes, housing, and income: How does the Budget work for your money

FM offers a slew on incentives for senior citizens and affordable house buyers, apart from easing tax compliance

India poised to truly be the land of promise, hope in post-Covid world: FM

Sitharaman on Monday asserted that India is well-poised to truly be the land of promise and hope in the post-Covid world

Budget 2021: Govt raises import duty on parts of mobile phones, chargers

The import duty on PCBA for making any charger is proposed to be raised to 15 per cent

Women and Child Development Ministry's budget hiked by 16 per cent

A sum of Rs 24,435 crore has been set aside for the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry for the next fiscal

Moody's raises doubts on higher revenue targets from tax, divestment

Moody's, while silent on the sovereign rating on the higher-than-expected fiscal deficit numbers, expressed doubts over attaining the higher revenue targets and divestment realisation

Budget 2021 will usher in new era of inclusive growth in India: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the Union Budget for 2021-22 is "unprecedented" in many ways, it will usher in a new era of inclusive growth and prosperity

Rupee tumbles 6 paise to close at 73.02 against dollar on Budget day

The rupee depreciated by 6 paise to close at 73.02 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, tracking a rebound in the American currency overseas

FM announces key takeaways for education sector in Union Budget 2021

More than 15,000 schools will be 'qualitatively strengthened' under the National Education Policy (NEP)

Winners and losers: Who got what in India's pandemic budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had promised an unprecedented budget aimed at buoying the economy

Budget 2021: Govt's bank privatisation plan, bond market reaction, and more

In this podcast, we discussed the key announcements made by the finance minister about bank privatisation, asset reconstruction company and how bond market seeing the budget, why yields are rising

Budget 2021: Phones may get costlier as govt raises custom duty on parts

Government on Monday announced an increase in custom duty for up to 10 per cent on mobile chargers and some sub-parts of phones

Rs 1,500 cr-scheme to boost e-payments; drive innovation by fintech cos

The government on Monday proposed a Rs 1,500 crore-scheme to promote digital transactions in the country

FY22 disinvestment target at Rs 1.75 trn; financials a strategic sector

This includes two PSU banks and one general insurance company, in the next fiscal year beginning April 1

Budget 2021 aims to reset economy with honesty in numbers, without doles

Budget aims for minimum government interference while ensuring there is certainty in the tax rates and other rules

Government proposes 10% hike in farm loan target for fiscal 2022

The FM asserted that the government is committed towards farmers' welfare

Budget 2021 can be a turning point in India's socialist orientation

The government focuses on developing infrastructure, dares to gamble on deficit.

Indices post biggest Budget-day gain; Sensex ends 2,315 points up at 48,601

All that happened in the markets today

Govt allocates Rs 4.78 trillion to defence for 2021-22 in Budget 2021

The defence budget, including outlay for payment of pensions, was increased to Rs 4.78 trillion for 2021-22 as against last year's Rs 4.71 trillion

Air India disinvestment to be completed in fiscal 2022: FM Sitharaman

The FM also allocated as Rs 2,268 crore for a special purpose vehicle set up as part of financial restructuring of the debt-laden national carrier

Budget 2021 offers tax sops for aircraft leasing in GIFT City

Tax holiday on capital gains, tax exemption for aircraft lease rentals paid to foreign lessors