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CII asks for more reforms in tax code, sustaining capex in FY26 Budget

Industry chamber CII on Thursday pitched for further reforms in the tax system, including through simplification of taxes, as well as sustaining the capital investment momentum in the Budget for 2025-26. In a meeting with Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra, CII urged the government to increase the capex by 25 per cent over 2024-25 (BE) with a sharp focus on infrastructure related to rural areas, agriculture, and the social sector. The Budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year is set to be presented on February 1, 2025. CII President Sanjiv Puri said given the intrinsic strength of the economy and with growth aspirations of the people, this is an opportune time for India to design a blueprint and a template outlining the next phase of reforms. "India has emerged as the beacon of stability and growth in a fraught world, in the last decade. We are looking at the Union Budget to further consolidate this position and create a competitive India, that is prosperous, inclusive, equitable, environm

Expanding bond market to ease capital needs key to India's $5 trn goal

Nothing illustrates that challenge better than the Rs 47 trillion ($559 billion) corporate bond market. It's one of the world's smallest as a percentage of gross domestic product, at just 16 per cent

States cut spending by 6%: Is public capex at risk of major slowdown?

Capital expenditures across 18 states declined by 6% year-on-year between April and August in FY25, totalling Rs 1.67 trillion, down from Rs 1.78 trillion during the same period the previous year

Private sector capital expenditure zooms 42% in Q2, shows CMIE data

But project completions slightly lower than in March quarter

PMEA Solar submits papers to Sebi for Rs 600 cr IPO; 11.2 mn shares on sale

PMEA Solar IPO: The funds raised through the fresh issue will be allocated towards capital expenditure and debt repayment

Housing, road, railways lead capex spend in Apr-July period, shows data

Transfers to states for capex also slowed to 12 per cent of the budget estimate for the same period, compared to 24 per cent in the corresponding period last year

Fiscal deficit to jobs: Economic issues new J&K govt has to tackle

The region is expected to clock a growth of 7% in FY25 but it's dependent on Central government grants

JSW Infrastructure approves Rs 2,359 cr capex for capacity expansion

JSW Group firm JSW Infrastructure Limited on Monday said it has approved a capex of Rs 2,359 crore for the capacity expansion at its Jaigarh and Dharamtar Port. As a part of the company's FY2030 growth plan to increase capacity to 400 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from the existing capacity of 170 MTPA, the Board of the respective subsidiary companies has approved a total capacity expansion plan of 36 MTPA (21 MTPA at Dharamtar and 15 MTPA at Jaigarh), a statement said. The capex plan includes mechanical, civil, and electrical work for the new berths and additional infrastructure like railway siding for Jaigarh Port to boost third-party cargo movement, it added. According to the statement, the expansion will increase the overall capacity of Jaigarh Port to 70 MTPA from the current 55 MTPA and Dharamtar Port to 55 MTPA from 34 MTPA at present. This expansion primarily aims to cater to the increased cargo volume of the anchor customer on the back of the proposed 5 MTPA steel-making

Spending lag, capacity issues behind govt's capital expenditure push

The growth slowed to a five-quarter low of 6.7 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in the April-June quarter

Jammu and Kashmir's economic landscape: Of progress and challenges

But the region spends a considerably higher amount on generating assets relative to its economic size compared to the average seen in other states

Higher welfare spends will lead Maha to lower capital expenditure: Report

Higher welfare spends announced by the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government ahead of the elections will take the fiscal deficit beyond the target, and may lead to a compression in capital expenditure, a report said on Monday. The fiscal deficit for FY25 is expected to come at 3 per cent as against the budget target of 2.5 per cent, India Ratings and Research said in a report, adding that the state will resort to higher borrowings to bridge the gap. The government presented the final budget for FY25 of Rs 6.12 lakh crore on June 28, and also tabled supplementary demands of Rs 94,889 crore on July 10 primarily toward social welfare schemes, it said. The supplementary demands include Rs 25,000 crore for Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, Rs 6,056 crore for skill development, Rs 4,317 crore towards social justice, Rs 4,185 crore on public health, it said. The revenue deficit will come at 1.3 per cent as against the budget target of 0.5 per cent, it said. "The fiscal deficit is

Reduction of corporate tax in Budget will promote India-US trade: Ex-CEA

Professor Krishnamurthy Subramanian said that the removal of Angel Tax would be significant for India's startup ecosystem and encourage investments from outside

Union Budget 2024: Slowdown in new projects, decline in completed projects

The govt will continue to drive investments with focus on capex spending

Budget 2024: Renewable sector likely to get double-digit capex allocation

Union Budget 2024: Capital expenditure for renewable power may witness a double-digit allocation, with capacity expected to reach 180-gigawatt by FY26, according to a CRISIL report

Case for reforms validated by past experience: CII President Sanjiv Puri

India is growing at a time when most economies are under stress, Puri said

India may sustain 6.5-7% GDP growth between FY26 & FY30, says UBS

Inflation likely to be lower than RBI's 4.5% FY25 forecast

Modi 3.0: Continued capex push for infra, bullet train among priorities

The new railway minister will oversee the execution of several important initiatives in the Centre's 100-day agenda planned before the elections

Employment focus to drive capex push for engineering, infra firms: Execs

One of the election agendas was unemployment. You cannot do capex without generating employment. It is interlinked, says analyst

FY24 fiscal deficit seen slightly better than projected Rs 17.4 trn: Report

India's income tax receipts rose 17.7% year-on-year to nearly $235 billion in 2023/24, higher than government's projection

Pvt sector investment in FY23 fell to Covid-year levels, govt's share up

Public non-finance corporations' (PSUs) share in investment continued to decline, registering at 9.4 per cent in FY23, according to government data