The International Road Federation (IRF) on Thursday welcomed the increased allocation of Rs 10 lakh crore as capital expenditure in Union Budget, saying it will help boost logistics and connectivity across the nation. IRF in a statement also welcomed the thrust of the Budget on seven growth engines of PM GatiShakti, including roads, railways, airports, ports, mass transport, waterways and logistics. It said the increased allocation will ensure time-bound creation of world-class transport infrastructure and improve logistics and connectivity across the nation. IRF India chapter president Satish Parakh said stepping up capital expenditure will help boost economic growth while strengthening infrastructure and creating enormous employment.
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The finance minister has once again done a stellar job of supporting growth whilst maintaining fiscal pragmatism
The government's focus on ease of doing business and the expanded corpus for the credit guarantee scheme will mean MSMEs have a lot to gain from this Budget
The biggest push came for the infrastructure sector, with a more than expected - i.e. 33 per cent - hike in capex that should boost private investment and spur employment generation
In 2022-23, the finance minister hopes to grow her net revenue receipts by 8 per cent even as her revenue expenditure would increase by a similar rate
According to a senior official, Railways' prime borrowing arm, Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), has zero borrowings for the fiscal under review
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CEOs expect big orders from govt as private capex picks up in tandem
The centre has been able to spend 65.4 per cent of its capex allocation for FY23 during April-December period against 70.7 per cent during the same period in FY22
"It is exciting to know about the encouragement to states for setting up Unity Malls for the further promotion and sale of One District One Product scheme, GI and handicraft products"
The quality of the fiscal deficit is also set to improve in FY24, with capex accounting for a much larger share of the same vis-a-vis FY23
The measures, overall, will push private capex higher at a time when the global economy is facing recessionary headwinds, says Andrew Holland
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Private capex at Rs 3.3 trillion recovers in first half FY 2023 vs Rs 2.6 trillion in first half of 2022
The Survey stresses on the formula which has kept India's economic growth ahead of its peers, and the Budget may just follow suit
Capital expenditure has started pushing private investment and the Budget target of Rs 7.5 lakh crore for the current financial year is likely to be met, the Economic Survey 2022-23 said. The capital expenditure (capex) of the central government which increased by 63.4 per cent year-on-year in the first eight months of FY23 was another growth driver of the Indian economy, crowding in the private capex since the January-March quarter of 2022, it said. "On the current trend, it appears that the full year's capex (announced in the Budget) will be met," it said. A sustained increase in the private capex is also imminent with the strengthening of the balance sheets of the corporates and the consequent increase in credit financing it has been able to generate, it said. The Finance Minister raised capital expenditure (capex) by 35.4 per cent for the financial year 2022-23 to Rs 7.5 lakh crore to continue the public investment-led recovery of the pandemic-battered economy. The capex in the
This is the last full budget before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, and will be tabled amidst a global slowdown and unprecedented geopolitical uncertainty
Budget 2023-24: The Centre is expected to peg the fiscal deficit target for FY24 below 6 per cent, and the capex is likely to jump 20-30 per cent