Budget 2023: ‘50-year interest-free loans for states to continue…’, says FM

Budget 2023: ‘50-year interest-free loans for states to continue…’, says FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced that the Centre will continue 50-year interest-free loans to state governments for one more year. She also said the enhanced capex of ₹10 lakh crore for infrastructure development is at 3.3 per cent of the GDP. Presenting the Budget for 2023-24, she said the newly established infrastructure finance secretariat…

Budget 2023: Infra capex hiked by 33% to ₹10 lakh crore, says FM Sitharaman

Budget 2023: Infra capex hiked by 33% to ₹10 lakh crore, says FM Sitharaman

Finance Minister on Wednesday announced hiking the capital expenditure by 33 per cent to ₹10 lakh crore for infrastructure development for 2023-24 and will be at 3.3 per cent of the GDP. Presenting the Budget for 2023-24, she said the newly established infrastructure finance secretariat will assist in attracting more private investment. An expert committee…

Budget 2023: Jobs, infrastructure in focus as capex raised by 33%

Budget 2023: Jobs, infrastructure in focus as capex raised by 33%

India’s government will raise its capital expenditure by 33% to 10 trillion rupees ($122.29 billion) in the next fiscal year, the finance minister said on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries to create jobs ahead of a general election. Since taking office in 2014, Modi has ramped up capital spending including on roads and…

Budget 2023: 47.8 crore Jan Dhan accounts opened so far: Finance minister
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Budget 2023: 47.8 crore Jan Dhan accounts opened so far: Finance minister

As many as 47.8 crore Jan Dhan accounts have been opened so far, a scheme which was launched in 2014 as a national mission for financial inclusion. Finance Minister Nirmama Sitharaman on Wednesday said the National Rural Livelihood Mission has achieved remarkable success by mobilising rural women into 1 lakh SHGs (self help groups). She said…

Budget 2023: No income tax up to ₹7 lakh, revised tax slabs for new regime
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Budget 2023: No income tax up to ₹7 lakh, revised tax slabs for new regime

There will be no income tax up to ₹7 lakh in the new tax regime, announced Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2023 on Wednesday. “The government proposes to increase income tax rebate limit from ₹5 lakh to ₹7 lakh in the new tax regime,” said Sitharaman. The finance minister also proposed to hike…

PAN common ID for businesses: FM’s announcements on ease of doing biz
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PAN common ID for businesses: FM’s announcements on ease of doing biz

PAN, the Permanent Account Number, will be used as a common identifier for all digital systems of specified government agencies, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her budget 2023 speech as part of the government move to ensure ease of doing business. This will bring ease of business and will be facilitated through a legal…

Union budget 2023: FM Sitharaman lauds strides made in digital payments
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Union budget 2023: FM Sitharaman lauds strides made in digital payments

The Indian economy has become more formalized as witnessed by a significant enhancement in digital payments, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said during her budgetary speech in the Parliament. She commended the enhancement in brought in digital payments over the years and noted that around 7,400 crore digital payments worth ₹126 lakh crore…

Union Budget 2023-24: What’s cheaper & what’s costlier? Here is the full list
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Union Budget 2023-24: What’s cheaper & what’s costlier? Here is the full list

Union Budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1. Following the budget, a number of commonly used items will become more expensive for the consumers. Here’s a list of items that will become cheaper and costlier in FY24: Articles made from gold bars will see the basic customs duty hiked. Customs duty on kitchen electric…