India's finance minister faces a tough choice crafting the annual budget — boost growth or cut deficit?
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the national budget on Feb. 1, in what would be the coalition ...
IT-BT Budget Round Table 2025: India’s fundamentals remain strong, says FM Sitharaman
FM Sitharaman says can’t speculate on tariff action by the US; Budget 2025 income tax relief is part of govt’s efforts to ...
INDIA BUDGET India scraps custom duties on waste and scrap of dozen critical minerals
India has scrapped customs duty on waste and scrap of a dozen critical minerals, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said ...
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How Dr Singh Changed Finance Minister's Role
Suddenly we had a new comprehension of affairs, which reminded that the luxury of politics floated atop a foundation by ...
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Economic Survey of India 2024-25: Key Highlights
The Economic Survey of India 2024-25 offers an optimistic outlook for India's economic growth, emphasizing resilience, ...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tables Economic Survey 2024-25 in Lok Sabha
The survey pegged India’s growth in the financial year 2026 at 6.3-6.8 per cent. This is in line with the International ...
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Finance Bill, 2025: Highlights of Direct Taxes & GST Proposals
Summary: The Finance Bill 2025 presents significant updates in both direct and indirect taxes aimed at improving business ease, reducing litigation, and widening the tax base. Direct tax proposals ...
India vows to avoid protectionist signals on trade, says top official
India does not want to give any signal that it is protectionist, the top bureaucrat in the finance ministry said, after ...
Union Budget: Longest and shortest Finance Minister speeches in Indian history
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget speech in 2020 was by far the longest, lasting two hours and 40 minutes.
Takeaways from India's budget that slashes income tax on the salaried middle class to spur growth
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has presented an annual budget that focuses on wooing the salaried middle class with tax cuts and spurring economic growth by boosting agriculture and ...
India Seeks $9 Billion in Stock Transaction Levies Next Fiscal
India expects to collect more taxes from levies imposed on securities trading with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s ...