Page 28 - Budget 2022

Economic Surveys way off mark in projecting outlook in recent years

Many of their ideas, such as DBT, diesel deregulation, bad bank, flexible inflation targeting have been launched, some of them partially; others such as UBI, printing more money haven't taken off

Greater political commitment to health care now: K Srinath Reddy

'We've had enough warnings as our health sector has been challenged in many ways during the different waves of the Covid-19 pandemic', said Reddy

Farm-loan waiver, tax cuts, fiscal prudence: Expectations from Budget 2022

With five state elections in the coming months - Uttar Pradesh and Punjab being the major ones - some populist measures are also not ruled out, analysts said.

Budget FY23: Need to support incomes for household consumption push

Budgetary support on incomes must continue to strengthen household consumption demand, said Crisil Research.

Budget 2022: India again goes green, cuts down on printing to bare minimum

The printing of several hundred copies of the voluminous Budget documents was such an elaborate exercise that printing staff had to be quarantined inside printing press for at least a couple of weeks

Union Budget 2022: Key measures govt must take to address demand-side issue

The country's annual financial exercise this year, comes at a juncture when the outlook on both, global and domestic growth is uncertain in the context of the pandemic trajectory

Insurers seek higher 80C investment limit in upcoming Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for 2022-23 on February 1

WFH benefits and other Budget expectations of IT and startup sectors

With the 2022-23 budget nearing and the third wave of the pandemic in full force, the industry is hoping FM Nirmala Sitharaman will provide support for growth

Stock market strategy: Is it time to buy, sell or hold? What analysts say

Excessive volatility is likely to continue for a few more days until clarity emerges from the crucial US Fed meeting. The market is discounting a hawkish Fed, analysts said

Bruised bulls stage stunning comeback; Sensex ends 367 points higher

The market breadth was positive, with 1,955 stocks advancing and 1,404 declining

Budget-making during recovery

The challenges before the coming Budget are more daunting than those in 2021

Budget with BS, Ep 9: What markets expect, defence, and Sanjiv Mehta Q&A

Budget 2022: Dalal Street looks for STT abolition for more retail investors

The biggest positive trigger for Dalal Street in the upcoming Union Budget 2022 could be abolition of Securities Transaction Tax (STT).

Budget 2022: Steep subsidy sums for food and fertiliser likely

Budget 2022: Subsidies have been a bugbear of the Indian economy for long

Union Budget 2022 to be presented on February 1 at 11 am

The Union budget 2022 - 23 will be presented at 11 AM on February 1, sources said.

TPCI seeks support measures in Budget to promote food, beverage industry

The Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) on Tuesday suggested the government to announce incentives in the forthcoming Budget for activities such as branding and marketing of made in India products, setting up of modern R&D labs and duty-free import of raw material by SEZ units with an aim to promote the food and beverages industry. It also demanded input tax credits for the industry, incentivise institutions for traceability in the food supply system; subsidy for testing in the food sector, funds for setting up food and beverage tech machinery manufacturing plants; and interest subvention scheme for MSMEs. "Looking at the great potential which the agri and food sector holds for the economy, this sector needs further thrust and renewed focus. The agri and food sector has shown a resilient growth of more than 20 per cent sustainably despite tough times," V K Gauba, Additional Director General TPCI said in a statement. The agri and food exports may touch USD 40 billion mark this .

Top headlines: Food and fertiliser subsidy; Goa Assembly polls, more

The Union Budget 2022 could allocate steep sums for food and fertiliser subsidies for 2022-23, similar to the Revised Estimates for the current fiscal year

PwC's Ranen Banerjee on Budget expectations for MSMEs and more

Ranen Banerjee of PwC India shares his views with Business Standard's Krishna Veera Vanamali on what he expects from the upcoming Budget for the MSMEs and what the govt can do to boost demand

TMS Ep93: Netflix in India, PwC's Ranen Banerjee, markets, tax types

Why Netflix failed to crack the Indian market? What is Ranen Banerjee's Budget expectation for MSMEs? Is broader market crash likely to get deeper? What are direct and indirect taxes? All answers here

A broad-based Budget

Central theme must be low-skilled job creation