Page 33 - Budget 2022

Top headlines: Budget set to boost capex; more Indian unicorns coming up

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What is the FRBM Act, 2003?

To ensure discipline in government finances and keep a check on fiscal profligacy, a legislation was enacted almost two decades ago - the FRBM Act, 2003. This report demystifies it

Budget 2022-23: FY23 capital expenditure target may top Rs 6.5 trillion

During pre-Budget consultations, industry bodies and economists have advised the finance minister to keep the spending tap open

Budget FY23: Realty seeks incentives on home loans, rental income

With the Union Budget for FY23 round the corner, real estate developers have started making their suggestions and recommendations to the Centre for including them in the Budget document

Budget with BS, Ep 4: Direct tax, agri reforms, poetry and Ashok Gulati Q&A

Budget unlikely to allocate any fund for bank recapitalisation: Report

The banks will raise capital through internal accruals and fundraising from the market, Icra said in a note, adding that the lenders have the ability to manage

Top headlines: IT firms fight to keep talent, Tata firms shine under chief

Budget wish list: Citizens seek jobs, support for small biz and lower tax. More in today's top headlines

Budget wish list: Citizens seek jobs, support for small biz and lower tax

The government had invited public comments for the upcoming Budget on December 26, with the last date of submission being January 7

Ficci suggests support measures for housing sector in Budget

Housing and construction sectors have forward and backward linkages and impact nearly 200 sectors, it said

FM Sitharaman's fourth Budget to focus on growth, jobs amid Covid surge

The government has projected a fiscal deficit of 6.8 per cent for the current financial year

Covid-19: Houses likely to function in shifts during Budget session

Amid spike in COVID -19 cases in Delhi and over 400 Parliament staff members tested positive for COVID-19, the government has been forced to consider functioning of both Houses in shifts

FY23 Budget wishlist: ACMA seeks uniform 18% GST for all auto components

Auto components industry body ACMA on Tuesday said it has urged the government for a uniform GST rate of 18 per cent on all auto parts to curb the impact of counterfeits in the aftermarket operations.

Budget with BS, Ep 3: Agriculture sector, secrecy, and K Srinath Reddy Q&A

Infra expectations from Budget

The Union Budget could send a strong signal that surety bonds will be made fully operational in 2022-23

Advance alert

Budget must focus on recovering lost ground

Best of BS Opinion: Poll positions, worry about middle India, and more

Here are the best of BS Opinion pieces of the day

Best of BS Opinion: Budget basics, troubled CM of a performing state & more

Here is the best of BS Opinion pieces of the day

Budget basics: How govt can break out of its straitjacket and raise revenue

There are two ways: deliver a rapidly growing economic pie or re-assess tax policy - reform of GST, closing corporate tax loopholes, suggests T N Ninan

Top headlines: Doctors, nurses prep for 3rd wave; EC set to give poll dates

Centre seeks relaxation in promoter shareholding cap for IDBI Bank sale. More in today's top headlines

Karad slams Thackeray, Maharashtra FM for not attending pre-budget meetings

MoS Finance Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad slammed Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and State FM Ajit Pawar for not attending pre-budget consultation meetings called by Nirmala Sitharaman