February 01, 2026 9:03 am
Budget expectation Highlights: The Budget Session of Parliament commenced on January 28, 2026, and will continue until April 2, 2026.
January 30, 2026 9:33 am
According to the Federation, the current tax regime is also "distorting" the sector by encouraging informality, with some small centres opting to remain unregistered or parents preferring "no-GST" options.
March 14, 2025 2:21 am
The Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs recommended that the Ministry should consult stakeholders and finalise schemes before the Budget announcements to ‘avoid allocation and parking of funds for such Schemes wherein approvals would spill to subsequent financial years.’
February 01, 2025 7:10 am
For their sake, the government should cut taxes, not tinker with them. It should lower import tariffs, facilitate FDI
January 24, 2025 11:43 pm
The not-so-impressive results of India's largest consumer goods seller, cement maker and private lender tell a larger story of a struggling economy
April 03, 2023 9:29 pm
The Budget Estimates (BE) for direct tax revenue in the Union Budget for 2022-23 were fixed at Rs 14.20 lakh crore, and the Revised Estimates (RE) were pegged higher at Rs 16.50 lakh crore.
February 18, 2014 1:54 am
FM Says these could make India the third largest economy
February 18, 2014 1:51 am
The quality of fiscal consolidation requires looking at both fiscal and revenue deficits.
March 22, 2013 9:40 pm
Punjab may have been trying "hard" to bring fiscal discipline but when its fiscal health is compared with that of Haryana,the neighbouring state is found to be performing better.
September 29, 2012 6:59 pm
The government's revenue collection increased at a higher rate of 22.7 per cent.