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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget.

Budget 2026 Expectations Highlights: What to expect on taxes, growth, and key sectors

January 27, 2026 10:09 am

Budget 2026 expectations highlights: Follow the latest news on budget date and time, income tax slab changes expectations, old vs new tax regime updates, standard deduction hopes and key announcements ahead of the Union Budget.

Pushing back expenditure contains fiscal deficit at 4.6%

February 18, 2014 11:45 am

Target for next fiscal set at 4.1% of GDP; ‘Lays thorny path for fiscal consolidation in FY15’

FinMin asks public sector banks to explore capital raising options

July 23, 2013 2:56 am

The finance ministry has asked public sector banks (PSBs) to explore different options for capital infusion

Food security law unlikely to dent govt finances,says Mayaram

July 05, 2013 1:37 am

The finance ministry on Thursday said the food security law would not have much impact on government finances and maintained

Cut subsidies on fuel: Kelkar panel

September 29, 2012 3:48 am

Economy: Do-nothing govt approach can push fiscal deficit to 6.1% in 2012-13

Govt to invest Rs 87,000 cr on nuke projects

March 26, 2012 12:54 am

* Rs 64,800 cr to be spent on new starts

Indirect tax collections touch Rs 2.07 lakh crore

December 16, 2010 1:29 am

Easing pressure on government finances,indirect tax collections shot up by 42.3 per cent in the first eight months of the fiscal to touch Rs 2,07,756 crore.