The government’s claim of fiscal consolidation by reducing the deficit to 4.4% of GDP looks good on paper, but the reliance on heavy borrowing—₹14.82 trillion—is bound to push inflation further. This ...

The changes in import tariffs will benefit labour-intensive sectors such as gem and jewellery, textiles, leather and footwear ...

Prime Minister Modi invoked Goddess Lakshmi on Budget-eve, later Indian taxpayers received significant tax relief. Finance ...

In Budget 2025, tax relief measures include raising the income tax rebate limit to ₹12 lakh and doubling senior citizens’ tax ...

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be hoping that the money she has put in the hands of the people will cause ...

The budget has removed the Tax Collected at Source (TCS) on foreign education remittances when funded through loans from specified financial institutions ...

In one of the biggest announcements in healthcare in several years, the Budget has made a number of life-saving drugs a lot ...

Focus on growth, middle class. Expect changes in prices of electronics, EVs, luxury goods. The budget also addresses ...

There are pivotal moments every decade or two that become the defining moments of a nation. This Budget is one such moment ...

Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget prioritizes infrastructure, asset monetization, power sector revitalization, and nuclear energy ...

India has scrapped customs duty on waste and scrap of a dozen critical minerals, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said ...

The finance minister will introduce a new income tax bill next week, signalling major tax reforms. The budget includes ...