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Realty sector seeks GST waiver, personal tax relief in Union Budget 2021

The real estate sector wants stimulus in the form of sops in the upcoming Union Budget to boost housing demand, a top Credai Bengal official said

Hold back basic customs duty on solar equipment in Budget: Developers

Solar power developers in the country have demanded that the government should hold back the imposition of basic customs duty (BCD) on solar equipment for the time being in the forthcoming budget.

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

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

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

Budget Byte: Public health & wellness centres saw huge turnout in 2020

This daily series of graphs provides context to some of the critical issues relating to the Union Budget on February 1

Indian Railways expecting improved operating ratio despite Covid-19 impact

Rail ministry official says huge cut in expenditure offset falling passenger revenues; freight revenue seen driving improvement

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

Budget 2021: Govt stares at revenue shortfall of Rs 7 trn this fiscal year

Revenue from disinvestment has been Rs 17,958 crore this financial year, against a target of Rs 2.10 trillion

Budget Byte: Expenditure on urban projects needs to reach pre-Covid levels

In the current financial year, the flow towards capex has slowed down a bit, due to the need to spend financial resources elsewhere

Budget 2021: Go for bond, not cess to fund Covid expenditure, say experts

The amount raised through these bonds would not be high since domestic borrowing will exert pressure on yields.

Budget, US stimulus: 5 factors that could help market after scaling 50,000

Business Standard looks at five key factors that market players believe could have a bearing on the market movement in the near term

Feasible fiscal path

Quality of expenditure shouldn't be compromised

Budget session: PM Narendra Modi to chair an all-party meeting on Jan 30

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said the meeting will be held virtually and an invitation has been extended to floor leaders of all parties

Allocation for Jal Jeevan Mission may be doubled in upcoming Budget

Ministry hopeful of uptick in activity; may take Rs 12k-crore loan from Nabard

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

Companies call for demand creation and income tax relief in Budget

Only 28 per cent in Ficci survey are for fiscal consolidation

Budget Byte: Bad year for PSUs may impact dividend payout to govt

Though the stock market touched new highs in 2020, the PSU index was late to the party, and has barely recovered to January 2020 levels

Budget 2021 wishlist: What these nine sectors want from FM Sitharaman

Listen to the podcast to know the Budget 2021-22 expectations of various sectors

Budget session 2021: PM Modi to chair all-party meeting on Jan 30

An all-party meeting is a customary procedure before the beginning of every session of Parliament to ensure its smooth functioning