Page 12 - Budget 2026

Budget 2026-27: Higher borrowing plan, STT move hit market sentiment

A surprise STT hike in Budget FY27 triggered a sharp market sell-off, with banks and metals hit hard amid worries over borrowing, bond yields and financial conditions

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

Union Budget 2026-27: Virtual retro tax overshadows many positives

On the taxation front, while details are awaited, one proposal stands out: Exempting global (non-India-sourced) income of a non-resident expert for five years in India

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

Business as usual: Budget 2026 banks on stability, not structural change

Fiscal deficit targets stay on track and projections look realistic, but the Budget avoids big reforms on Customs tariffs and tax structure, offering mainly incremental changes

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 2026-27 lays blueprint for a future-ready digital ecosystem

Budget 2026 sketches an ambitious AI- and cloud-led growth model, but sustained R&D investment will be crucial if India is to become a creator, not just a consumer, of technology

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 2026-27 shows systems thinking in developing infrastructure

One of the key characteristics of this Budget appears to be a focus on systems thinking. It is clear that the government wants to build infrastructure with integration across regions and sectors

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