Union Budget 2022
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Nothing for middle class, poor: Rahul Gandhi slams 'M0di G0vt's Zer0 Sum Budget'
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 02:16 PM IST"M0di G0vernment's Zer0 Sum Budget! Nothing for - Salaried class, Middle class, the poor and deprived, Youth, Farmers and MSMEs," Gandhi said on Twitter.
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Budget 2022: Shashi Tharoor terms Budget 'extremely disappointing, damp squib'
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 01:57 PM ISTIndia has set a target to reduce fiscal deficit to 6.4 per cent of GDP in 2022-23 from the estimated 6.9 per cent in the current financial year, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.
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Budget 2022: Income tax slabs unchanged
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 01:52 PM ISTAhead of the Budget, taxpayers were expecting the announcement of changes in Income Tax slabs and rates.
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Budget 2022: RBI to launch digital currency, announces Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech
News | Feb 01, 2022, 01:47 PM ISTFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while announcing the annual budget for the financial year 2022-23, said that RBI will be launching India's very own cryptocurrency soon.
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Budget 2022: FM Sitharaman highlights 7 engines to drive PM Gati Shakti
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 02:30 PM ISTThe Gati Shakti - National Master Plan for Multimodal Connectivity was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October, last year. Gati Shakti -- a digital platform -- aims to bring 16 Ministries including Railways and Roadways together for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects.
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Budget 2022: It is betrayal of salaried, middle classes, says Congress
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 01:44 PM ISTCongress general secy and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the salaried and the middle classes have been affected due to pay cuts and high inflation.
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Budget 2022: New battery swapping policy to be introduced to boost electric vehicles
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 04:27 PM ISTFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said considering the constraint space in urban areas for setting up electric vehicles charging stations, a battery swapping policy will be introduced.
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Budget 2022: National Tele Mental Health program to be launched soon, says Sitharaman
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 02:12 PM ISTPresenting the Union Budget, Sitharaman said that the overall sharp rebound and recovery of the economy is reflective of India's strong resilience.
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Budget 2022: Govt committed to reduce imports in defense sector, says FM Sitharaman
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 12:55 PM ISTFM Sitharaman said that 68 pc of capital for the defence sector would be earmarked for the local industry.
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India to have its own Digital Currency: What FM said in her Budget speech
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 02:02 PM ISTSitharaman had replaced her signature 'bahi khata', last year. Today, she opted to carry the documents in a tablet, which was wrapped in a red-coloured cover.
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Budget 2022: Govt to promote Kisan Drones, chemical-free natural farming in 2022-23
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 12:24 PM ISTThe activities of these start-ups will include inter-area support for farmer-producer organisations (FPOs), machineries for farmers on a rental basis at the farm level and technology including invitee base, Sitharaman said.
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Budget 2022: All 1.5 lakh post offices in India to be connected to core banking system
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 12:13 PM ISTCurrently, post offices provide savings account services and payments bank services through the India Post Payments Bank.
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Budget 2022: ECLGS scheme to be extended till Mar 2023, says Finance Minister Sitharaman
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 02:04 PM IST"ECLGS scheme to be extended till March 2023 and guarantee cover expanded by Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh crore," the finance minister said.
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Budget 2022: Sitharaman announces 400 new generation Vande Bharat trains during next 3 years
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 11:55 AM ISTNational highways will be extended by 25,000 km during 2022-23, and the PM Gati Shakti for road transport master plan will be finalised in 2022-23, Sitharaman said today.
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Budget 2022: Here are the major takeaways
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 12:59 PM ISTFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the Union Budget for the year 2022-23 in Parliament today.
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Budget 2022: Sharp rebound, recovery of economy reflective of India's resilience, says Sitharaman
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 11:29 AM ISTBefore the presentation, a Union Cabinet meeting was held which approved the Budget 2022-23.
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Budget 2022: What gets cheaper, what's costlier
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 05:30 PM ISTThe Budget documents usually include the finance minister’s speech in Parliament, highlights, annual financial statement, finance bill containing tax proposals, memorandum explaining the provisions in the financial bill, and macroeconomic framework statement.
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Centre collects Rs 1,38,394-crore gross GST revenue for January 2022
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 10:34 AM ISTOf the total revenue collected, CGST is Rs 24,674 cr, SGST is Rs 32,016 cr, IGST is Rs 72,030 cr and cess is Rs 9,674 cr.
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Budget 2022: Sitharaman dons rusty brown saree; takes digital tab in red pouch
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 10:53 AM ISTFor the uninitiated, the Union Finance Minister's love for subtly elegant handloom and silk sarees is well known, and hence, it's reasonable to assume that her sartorial choices are what distinguishes her appearance.
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Sensex surges over 600 points ahead of Budget, Nifty above 17,500
Market | Feb 01, 2022, 10:24 AM ISTEquity benchmarks notched up solid gains on Tuesday ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget 2022-23.