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GST rate rationalisation: The larger objective

Besides merging the rate slabs of 12 per cent and 18 per cent, the GST Council could consider phasing out exemptions to those commodities that were subject to VAT duty by the States

Unleash animal spirits; make India fastest growing economy: FM to India Inc

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday exhorted India Inc to unleash animal spirits and bring in fresh investment to make India one of the fastest growing economies of the world.

Was FM's Budget like 'never seen before'? Here's what D-Street mavens say

The FM has delivered a unique Budget, wherein all the right measures have been proposed to speed up growth, said Dhiraj Relli, MD & CEO at HDFC Securities

Nirmala Sitharaman leaves for Parliament to present Budget 2021

As all eyes across the country are set to witness the Budget 2021 to be presented in Parliament very soon, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday moved for the House

Union Budget 2021: Nirmala Sitharaman reaches Ministry of Finance

MoS Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur has also arrived at the Ministry of Finance

Exporters urge FM to increase R&D spends, reduce taxes in budget

The budget will be presented on February 1

Beyond headlines: The various elements of the Budget & what they mean to us

Did you know that the finance minister's Budget speech has no legal sanctity in India? Yes, there is no provision for the Budget speech under the Constitution of India or any law. It is in addition to what is provided under various laws. Technically, once the FM has presented the three key documents, the Budget exercise is over, says our in-house policy expert A K Bhattacharya in his special video series Beyond Budget Headlines with AKB, as he explains the important areas that we should focus on while listening to the finance minister's speech. Union Budget 2021-22 which will be presented on 1st February 2021 will be the first budget in the history of India in the paperless form. >

Forex crisis to Kargil War: Yashwant Sinha's Budget events and revisions

Sinha's Budget 2002 also saw the maximum rollbacks; he went back on some five Budget proposals

An impossible combination of things that India's Budgets attempt

Successive Indian governments have tried to do what they can't: target economic growth and equitable distribution simultaneously

Longest speech to fine print: Here're India-specific snippets on Budget

The record for the longest Budget speech - 160 minutes -is held by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Budget 2021 wishlist: What these nine sectors want from FM Sitharaman

Listen to the podcast to know the Budget 2021-22 expectations of various sectors

Budget 2021 must not undermine govt's response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Govt has so far been restrained and sensible in pandemic response. Budget must not throw away that effort

A Budget after contraction

Past Budgets presented after a GDP decline had no exciting proposals

Traders urge Finance minister, GST council to modify new GST notification

Trading community urged FM Nirmala Sitharaman and GST Council to withdraw certain provisions of the new GST notification issued a few days back

FM wraps up pre-Budget consultations, over 170 take part in 15 meetings

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday concluded pre-budget consultation meetings for budget 2021-22 held in virtual mode

Vodafone arbitration appeal deadline ends today, but govt still uncertain

FM's meeting with officials on arbitration appeal last week inconclusive

Towards Budget 2021-22

The budget-making exercise offers golden opportunities despite challenges

Not worried about budget deficit as spending up to support economy: FM

The government will ensure that state-owned enterprises continue with capital expenditure, she said

The country needs the rich too: Making a case for lower personal income tax

The forthcoming Budget, if it wants to rekindle growth on a sustained basis, must leave far more income in the hands of the rich and well-off than it does now

Bengal FM writes to Nirmala Sitharaman to seek GST Council meeting

West Bengal FM Amit Mitra is seeking a meeting of the GST Council for discussions on Centre's borrowings to meet the collection shortfall