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Budget 2023 LIVE updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the annual Union Budget 2023-24 in Parliament today. Follow Business Standard for Budget highlights
In India, the average length of a budget speech is about 13,600 words and takes over two and a half hours to complete
The worrisome issue of fiscal consolidation remains a major concern
Government allocations on health and education do not meet its targets and consistently fall short in terms of actual spending
The last time India's real GDP was at 8 per cent-plus was in 2015-16 (8 per cent) and 2016-17 (8.3%)
Even as the total allocation has increased, it has fallen as a percentage of GDP
The government has enhanced its capital expenditure significantly with specific focus on infrastructure in areas of railways, roads, and logistics
'We are left with some open issues which need clarifications on the VDA', said Aravind Srivatsan
Domestic-focussed sectors due to the government's push on infrastructure and indigenous manufacturing are the big winners in the Budget
Airtel wants only interference-free spectrum to be put up for auction
The government has continued with earlier policies, schemes and extent of outlays, without attempting radical shifts or transformations
15-40 bps raise likely in MPC meeting next week, say market participants
A 500-company sample of Q3 results, including many of the private sector majors, shows signs of inflation impacts
Spectrum auctions to be conducted in 2022, expected rollout of 5G mobile services within 2022-23
The PM asked Farooq Abdullah (Srinagar) (who was kept in long detention by the central government two years ago) whether he was okay
'The introduction of digital currency will give a boost to the economy', said Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Inflation adjusted, the Integrated Child Development Scheme figure is 36 per cent lower for 2021-22 than it had been the year PM Narendra Modi took over