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Budget 2024: Sitharaman outlines 9 priorities for 'Viksit Bharat 2047' goal

Union Budget 2024: Sitharaman said that for the pursuit of 'Viksit Bharat', the Centre has narrowed nine key priorities related to employment, energy security, and infrastructure, among other things

Sitharaman keeps paperless budget tradition, carries tablet in 'Bahi-Khata'

Budget 2024-25: From 'Bahi-Khata' to going paperless, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman cements new traditions for the budget presentation in India

Budget 2024 day market outlook: Nifty may open tad higher; key levels here

All you need to know before the market opens on Budget Day, July 23: The Budget 2024-25 is likely to set the market direction in the near-term; Experts recommend keeping a close tab on Nifty 24,500.

Remittances to India may grow 3.7% in 2024 to $124 bn: Economic Survey

Remittances to India -- the second largest source of external financing after service exports -- are projected to grow at 3.7 per cent to USD 124 billion in 2024 and at 4 per cent to reach USD 129 billion in 2025, the Economic Survey said on Monday. India's primary source of remittances is oil-exporting countries. According to the World Bank, India has the largest emigrant population and is the top remittance recipient country. In 2023, remittances to India had hit USD 120 billion. "The outlook for remittance in India for 2024 is strong, with the expectation that remittance growth will moderate to 3.7 per cent, taking... levels to USD 124 billion in 2024," the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. The diversification of India's migrant pool -- between a large share of highly skilled workers employed mostly in high-income OECD markets, and the less-skilled migrants employed in the GCC markets -- is likely to lend stability to their ...

CEOs bet on jobs, reforms, capex theme for Budget: Business Standard poll

India Inc chiefs see measures for rural economy

Union Budget 2024 fears unsettle broad market: Stress lines appear

Blue-chip records mask the quiet erosion in broader indices

Can we bank on the Budget?

With the structural change in the ruling National Democratic Alliance, will the government be able to move on the bank privatisation front in this Budget?

From T V Somanathan to Vivek Joshi, meet FM Sitharaman's Budget team

The July 23 Budget, coming after the general elections, would be watched for coalition compulsions, electoral lessons

Upstream oil companies bat for tweaking tax regime in Union Budget

Say 90% of domestic production taxed at 70% holds back capital investments

Budget for agri research needs to be doubled to widen impact: Paper

Eminent agriculture economist Ashok Gulati is the chief editor of the bulletin which comprises of chapters written by various experts

Union Budget 2024-25: Three macro puzzles and policy implications

Why is consumption soft, employment growth weak, and core inflation low, when the economy is apparently growing strongly?

Budget 2024: Defining trajectory pathways for Viksit Bharat@2047

Competitive federalism can install accelerators in key sectors

'Tax relief for the middle class will be a big positive for the markets'

Nifty is comfortably trading at 15-year average PE of 19.2x. As long as valuations are not frothy in large caps, there's not much to worry about, said Siddharth Vora of Prabhudas Lilladher

A call for greater focus on revenue side

Government must strategically expand the fiscal space to face any exogenous shocks

Fintech Budget wishlist: Simplified tax structures, regulatory clarity

Fintech players have called for a lower TDS for startups to ease working capital challenges

Experts predict Budget to boost clean energy investments with new measures

The government is expected to announce a slew of measures in the full Budget for fiscal year 2024-25 to promote investments in the renewable energy space, experts say. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the 2024-25 Union Budget in Parliament on July 23. Their expectation is that the government may announce policy-related measures, viability gap funding (VGF) and incentive schemes for the clean energy industry, the experts said. "We expect the focus of the budget to remain green growth based... We expect the budget to focus more on renewables, storage, transmission and distribution network strengthening schemes. "We expect policy measures to incentivise, and to encourage investments in (battery) storage groups," Girishkumar Kadam, Senior Vice President & Group Head - Corporate Ratings, ICRA Ltd said. There is a slow progress being witnessed in pumped storage projects (PSP) space. Some policy bridges need to be announced to expedite the implementation of these projects

Union Budget 2024-25: Here are the key challenges in retail sector

Digital transformation needs to have zero tolerance on consumer data breaches

Budget 2024: Green tech, vehicle scrapping aid; auto sector's wishlist

Budget 2024: During the Interim Budget presentation, Nirmala Sitharaman had highlighted that the Centre is keen on expanding and strengthening the electronic-vehicle ecosystem

Simpler taxes, more savings, housing boost: KPMG's 2024 budget wish list

Doubling standard deduction to Rs 1 lakh, increasing tax break on interest paid on housing loan and rationalisation of capital gains tax regime are some of the expectations

Budget 2024-25: Here are key challenges in artificial intelligence infra

Increased funding for AI research through a greater thrust on R&D, such as academic institutions, innovation centres, and a thriving startup ecosystem