Page 55 - Latest Updates on Nirmala Sitharaman
Customary 'Halwa Ceremony' kickstarts process of compiling Budget documents
Finance Minister Sitharaman, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur and senior officials of the finance ministry participated in the symbolic ceremony
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Shift from supply-side fillip to demand boost in Budget: Amit Mitra to FM
In a letter to Nirmala Sitharaman, West Bengal finance minister Amt Mitra suggested the Centre follow Keynesian economics at this juncture instead of Say's law
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Budget 2021 must redirect govt focus on resolving demand-side issue: Ind-Ra
Expecting the Budget, to be tabled on February 1, to focus on boosting aggregate demand, expenditure reprioritisation and mobilising higher non-tax revenue, Sinha lists the following priorities
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Covid-19 cess, higher spending: Brokerages' expectation from Budget 2021
Growth and not fiscal prudence, experts say, should be the priority for the government now
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Feasible fiscal path
Quality of expenditure shouldn't be compromised
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Best of BS Opinion: Feasible fiscal path, inadequate cover, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
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Longest speech to fine print: Here're India-specific snippets on Budget
The record for the longest Budget speech - 160 minutes -is held by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
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AAI lines up concessions to attract aircraft repair firms to its airports
Plans to abolish royalty, offer steep discounts in lease rent
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Banking on Budget: The five areas of focus for FM Nirmala Sitharaman
Given the series of policy announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the last 9 months it is reasonable not to expect more this time
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Budget 2021 needs to restore millions of lost jobs to boost demand
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has described her upcoming budget as unlike anything seen in the last 100 years
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What FM Sitharaman may and may not do in her promised 'never-before' Budget
Wish lists are routine as the govt prepares its annual Budget. But its finances are stretched and the pandemic isn't over. Akash Podishetty lists what the FM could announce in the Budget on Feb 1
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Portents after the vaccine rollout
Since the lockdown in March last year, a large section of the legal profession and litigants has found that virtual courts (VCs) are a beneficial innovation and should be institutionalised
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NBFCs, fintech companies urge FM Sitharaman to enhance lending facilities
NBFCs and fintech players have urged Sitharaman to enhance the lending facilities by three to four years
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Wealth tax to 'Black Budget': Here're India-specific snippets on Budget
Budget, which comes from bougette (French for bag), has a storied history. Starting today, we will bring you some India-specific snippets
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States urge FM Nirmala Sitharaman to raise fiscal limit in Budget
Another state finance minister said it was made clear that the Union Budget must announce something major with regards to state finances.
Nirmala Sitharaman holds pre-Budget meeting with state finance ministers
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday held a meeting with state finance ministers who suggested steps to revive growth and boost revenue collection against the backdrop of COVID-19 crisis.
No abrupt fiscal correction must be attempted in 2021-22: TN to Sitharaman
Wants borrowing limit of states to be raised to 5%, extension of period under tax loss carry forward, among other things
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Budget 2021 must not undermine govt's response to the Covid-19 pandemic
Govt has so far been restrained and sensible in pandemic response. Budget must not throw away that effort
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Budget 2021: Govt likely to target fiscal deficit at 4% of GDP by FY26
Centre to deviate from long-standing medium-term target of 2.5-3% of GDP
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What the lay citizen and the experts want the Budget to deliver on Feb 1
Top of the wish list is an increase in deduction under Sections 80C, 80CCC and 80 CCD(1) from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh
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