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Takeaways from India's budget that slashes income tax on the salaried middle class to spur growth
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government presented an annual budget to Parliament on Saturday that focused on wooing the salaried middle class with tax cuts and spurring economic growth by boosting agriculture and manufacturing.
Budget 2025 | A ₹1 trillion largesse for India's middle class
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be hoping that the money she has put in the hands of the people will cause consumption to rise and accelerate economic growth.
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Budget, FM Sitharaman declares that no income tax would be payable up to annual income of Rs 12 lakh, announcing that the govt would thus forgo Rs 1 lakh crore in direct tax revenues
Budget 2025: The middle class of the country rejoiced after hearing the budget, salary up to 12 lakhs is tax-free; how much loss will the government incur?
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has made a big announcement for taxpayers while presenting the budget today. The Finance Minister said that income up to Rs 12 lakh will be completely tax-free. The middle-class people of the country have breathed a sigh of relief with this announcement of the Finance Minister.
Union Budget 2025: Big relief for middle class as no income tax payable upto income of Rs 12 lakh, says FM
In a big bonanza for salaried taxpayers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that there will be no income tax to be paid for income levels up to Rs 12 lakh. Income Tax Budget 2025 Live: What are the income tax slabs,
Ahead of Budget 2025, India's middle class seeks tax relief, youth hope for jobs
As the Union Budget 2025-26 approaches, Indians are eagerly anticipating relief from income tax slabs and solutions for farmers and unemployment issues. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the budget today,
Reactions to India's 2025-26 budget
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Budget 2025 Live Updates: From Electronics to EVs, Decoding What Gets Cheaper and What Gets Costlier for Indian Households
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INDIA BUDGET India to set up $3-bln maritime development fund for shipping industry
India will set up a 250-billion-rupee ($2.9-billion) maritime development fund for the long-term financing of the country's ...
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Budget 2025: India Goes For Manufacturing Gold
As anticipated by experts, the manufacturing industry received a significant boost from the central government ...
Union Budget will change the face of rural India, says CM as Opp calls it ‘illusionary’
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde called it a budget that will ensure ‘goddess Laxmi’ in every household, even as deputy CM ...
INDIA BUDGET-India's Tax Cut Plans Will Boost Consumption, Top Execs Say
This comes after the government said that people earning up to 1.28 million rupees ($14,800) per year will not have to pay ...
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FM’s Tax Gift: Will Budget 2025 Fuel India’s Consumer Economy?
The Budget 2025 is being seen as an important step to revive the slackening urban consumption in India and thereby help ...
Union Budget 2025: Finance minister rejigs import tariffs to boost local manufacturing
The changes in import tariffs will benefit labour-intensive sectors such as gem and jewellery, textiles, leather and footwear ...
India's defence budget heavily weighted to manpower costs
India on Saturday proposed defence spending of 6.81 trillion rupees ($78.70 billion) for the 2025-26 fiscal year, up 9.5% ...