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A perfect balancing act by Budget 2025 for growth with stability
While the budget has addressed many critical areas, concerns remain regarding employment generation. Although the government has mentioned initiatives to boost employment, the specifics are somewhat vague
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Centre allocates Rs 5,936 crore for Polavaram Project in Andhra Pradesh
Terming the project as the lifeline for the state and its farmers, the FM noted that the central government is fully committed to financing and early completion of the Polavaram Irrigation Project.
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PM Fasal Bima Yojana's allocation in Budget 2025 drops 23% to Rs 12,242 crore
Fasal Bima Yojana is a flagship scheme launched in 2016 to provide financial support to farmers suffering crop loss or damage due to natural calamities
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Boost to shareholders as budget doubles TDS threshold for dividend income to Rs 10,000
At present, companies distributing dividends are required to deduct Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) at a rate of 10% on dividends exceeding Rs 5,000 in a financial year.
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Underwhelming budget; focuses on Delhi, Bihar voters, lacks vision: Tharoor
Tharoor said he did not even hear the words "unemployment" and "inflation" from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her budget speech.
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Budget 2025 will take India towards investment, consumption-led growth model: Goyal
Goyal said this year’s Budget is “transformational and balanced” and very strategic in its outlook. It also focusses on policy continuity, he added
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What has Budget 2025 delivered? A counter-cyclical push to consumption
Anaemic consumer demand has been one of the major factors holding back animal spirits in the corporate sector
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Union Budget 2025: start-up expectations and reality
The budget has managed to deliver a lot for start-ups but tax expectations still remain unmet.
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Budget 2025 Market Verdict: Big voices cheer consumption push but keep an eye on valuations
Veteran market investors have praised the consumption boost in the Union Budget, one view is that valuations in the space cannot be overlooked, as also the increasing disruption being caused by new age players.
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Union budget allowing to declare two houses as 'self-occupied' is a big tax relief, will boost rental housing, say experts
Experts said that investors can now claim “Nil valuation” for two self-occupied properties, instead of just one - a positive move for residential real estate investment.
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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Budget 2025: A pivot to consumption
In this Budget special edition of the Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Budget 2025 big picture explained, reforms missing but banks could benefit, it’s business as usual for stock market traders, urban consumption gets a a sizeable boost in Budget, and more
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Union Budget is batting for consumption-led growth and beyond
The budget has pencilled in a large dividend from the RBI in FY26 as well
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Technical View: Bullish engulfing pattern signals positive trend ahead for Nifty, crossing 23,620 crucial for further rally
The weekly options data indicated that the Nifty 50 may trade within a broad range of 23,000–24,000 in the short term.
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Karnataka industry stalwarts welcome budget, say tax relief will encourage growth
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Executive Chairperson of Biocon Limited said the Union Budget 2025 is reassuring, as it instils confidence that India is investing in the right areas to drive stable and inclusive economic growth
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FM paves way for 100% FDI in insurance sector
Known to be one of the longest standing requests of the insurance industry, this move creates room for increased participation from foreign players in India's insurance landscape. But the real tes
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Budget is done! Bulls need to keep Nifty above 23,280 for further momentum, say technical analysts
The underlying trend of Nifty remains positive and the market is facing stiff resistance around 23,500-23,600 levels, says an analyst
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Will govt phase out old tax regime? Here's what finance ministry says
FM Sitharaman gave a push to consumption with the announcement of new tax slabs and benefits in Budget 2025, with a particular focus on the middle class
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Employment, skill development get another spending boost in FY26
Last year, a Moneycontrol analysis showed that the labour and skill development ministries of the government will over the next five years spend nearly double of what they disbursed in the previous decade
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Govt gives an AI push with Rs 2,200 crore allocation
The increase also comes when China has shown its mettle with DeepSeek, an open-source AI model, upending the US dominance in the Large Language Model domain
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Partial Credit Enhancement Facility for corporate bonds may help AA and below rated issuers
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 while presenting Union Budget 2025, announced that NaBFID will set up a ‘Partial Credit Enhancement Facility’ for corporate bonds for infrastructure.
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It's over to the private sector for capex
The Budget has done its best to nudge the private sector capex by encouraging PPP models in some infra segments and revving up consumer demand
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A budget to enable Viksit Bharat
Budget 2025-26 is a blueprint for the presence of India in the global high table in 2047. The direction of the Government is right
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Budget 2025: Modi's booster dose for Aam Aadmi days before Delhi polls
Seen as strong backers of the BJP and Narendra Modi, the middle-class had developed a strong sense of disenchantment with the government over its failure to address its legitimate needs.
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Budget is an attempt to 'dupe' people: Kharge
He said the Budget is aptly described by the Hindi proverb 'Nau sau choohe khake billi hajj ko chali' (roughly translated to seeking to be pious after committing a number of sins).
