Wanted to simplify income tax process: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said her government proposed to provide the middle-class taxpayers an optional regime in order to ensure that the money is placed in the hands of people and simplify the income tax process.
New Delhi/IBNS: In her Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed to sell a part of the government's holding in largest insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India.
Nirmala Sitharaman presents budget with big income tax cuts for middle class
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented a budget to boost the sagging economy offering middle class tax payers an optional regime that vastly reduces the rates while promising to infuse big money in the farm sector and infrastructure that included building of 100 new airports in the next few years. However, the stock market tanked as the FM continued her budget speech.
Union Budget: 100 more Airports to be developed by 2024 to support UDAAN Scheme
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2020-21, in Parliament, on Saturday said that infrastructure was crucial to the theme of “Economic development” and hence the Budget which is dedicated to provide “Ease of Living” to all citizen. She said 100 more airports would be developed by 2024 to support Udaan scheme
Nirmala Sitharaman fails to deliver complete budget address, quits midway
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday quit her budget address midway after getting chocked in Lok Sabha on Saturday.
Sensex slides as FM Nirmala Sitharaman spells out Union Budget 2020
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex is witnessing a steep fall as Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is reading out the annual budget for 2020 in Parliament on Saturday.
New optional tax regime of India reduces income tax rates: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a new tax regime for Indians where a person earning upto Rs 5 lakh will not pay any tax while the rates were slashed between five to ten percent for other income categories from above INR 5 lakh to INR 15 lakh. Those opting for this scheme will however, not enjoy the previous exemptions.
India to build 100 new airports by 2024: Finance Minister
New Delhi/IBNS: India will set up 100 more airports to be developed by 2024, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her budget speech on Saturday.
FM Nirmala Sitharaman to present Union Budget today
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget on Saturday.
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code improved resolution processes in India: Economic Survey
New Delhi/IBNS: The Economic Survey 2019-20 highlighted that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has improved resolution processes in India compared to the earlier measures.
Subdued manufacturing activities lowered IIP, says Economic Survey 2019-20
New Delhi/IBNS: The moderation in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) to 3.8 per cent in 2018-19 compared to 4.4 per cent in 2017-18 has been due to subdued manufacturing activities caused by slower credit flow to Medium and Small industries, reduced lending by NBFCs owing to liquidity crunch, tapering of domestic demand for key sectors such as automotive sector, pharmaceuticals, and machinery and equipment, volatility in international crude oil prices, prevailing trade-related uncertainties, noted the Economic Survey 2019-20.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Economic Survey 2019-20 says India’s aspiration to become a $5 trillion economy depends critically on promoting “pro-business” policy that unleashes the power of competitive markets to generate wealth, on the one hand, and weaning away from “pro-crony” policy that may favour specific private interests, especially powerful incumbents, on the other hand.
Sitharaman tables Economic Survey in Parliament, growth predicted at 6-6.5% in next fiscal year
New Delhi/IBNS: The growth in the next fiscal year beginning on Apr 1 is predicted at 6 per cent to 6.5% as Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey on the first day of budget session in Parliament on Friday.
Hectic trading to be seen on Budget day, exchanges to remain open on Saturday
New Delhi/UNI: Stock markets will be open on Saturday like any other weekday and frenzied buying or selling could be seen as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reads out Budget announcements.
Union Budget: Finance Ministry hosts halwa ceremony
New Delhi/UNI: With 11 days to go for the presentation of Union Budget 2020-21 in Parliament, the customary `Halwa' ceremony was held at the North Block headquarters of the Union Finance Ministry here on Monday.