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Feb 26, 2021 07:00 PM IST During the first quarter of the current financial year, GFCE was 16.4 percent of the GDP, pushed by a rise in government spending.
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Feb 22, 2021 08:35 PM IST Speaking on the budget, Kumar said it was "balanced" and prepared by protecting the interests of all sections of people in the society.
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Feb 18, 2021 10:38 AM IST The government has budgeted Rs 1.75 lakh crore from stake sale in public sector companies and financial institutions, including two public sector banks (PSBs) and one general insurance company, in the next fiscal year beginning April 1.
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Feb 17, 2021 11:28 AM IST Gig, platform and home-based workers will now get social security benefits
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Feb 13, 2021 11:43 AM IST The 15th Finance Commission had recommended constitution of Modernisation Fund for Defence and Internal Security (MFDIS), a non-lapsable dedicated fund to bridge the gap between projected budgetary requirements and allocation for internal security and defence.
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Feb 12, 2021 10:11 PM IST Vedanta and private equity firms Apollo Global and I Squared Capital's arm Think Gas have shown interest in buying the government's 52.98 per cent stake in BPCL.
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Feb 12, 2021 03:41 PM IST Relaxation in double taxation of retirement funds to setting up of one-person company, the Budget 2021 has something for NRIs as well.
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Feb 04, 2021 01:53 PM IST Experts welcomed the move as a step towards enhancing budget transparency
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Feb 04, 2021 09:30 AM IST Interest earned on provident contributions of Rs 2.5 lakh in a year will now be taxed. Is it time to look for alternatives?
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Feb 02, 2021 12:21 PM IST Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess has been placed on fuel, alcoholic beverages, gold, silver, crude, soybean, and a few other commodities.
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Feb 02, 2021 10:35 AM IST Despite the expressions of intent, the actual capital expenditure is far short of being called a game changer
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Feb 01, 2021 08:16 PM IST Check out the Hits & Misses of the Union Budget 2021-22 in this quick chat with Mr Dilip Oommen, CEO, ArcelorMittal/Nippon Steel India and Moneycontrol's Prince Thomas
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Feb 01, 2021 07:43 PM IST Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute of India (SII) called the spending on healthcare infrastructure and vaccine by countries as the best bang for their buck.
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Feb 01, 2021 07:32 PM IST Focus on creating health infrastructure in the Budget 2021 is clearly an incrementally structural move which should indirectly benefit all the domestic oriented companies
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Feb 01, 2021 06:40 PM IST Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2021-22 on February 1. Catch the highlights here:
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Feb 01, 2021 06:08 PM IST The extension of capital gains exemption for investment in startups has been applauded by one and all.
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Feb 01, 2021 05:38 PM IST In the budget of 2018-19, the government had announced its intent to establish a system of regulated gold exchanges in the country. For this purpose, SEBI will be notified as to the regulator. For warehousing purposes, the government has appointed Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority as a regulator.
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Feb 01, 2021 04:14 PM IST Union Budget 2021: The government will launch a portal that will collect information on gig and construction workers.
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Feb 01, 2021 03:36 PM IST The increase was primarily led by Rs 35,000 crore allotment for COVID-19 vaccines and Rs 21,158 crore allocation to drinking water and sanitation. In addition to Finance Commission (FC) Grants of Rs 13,192 crore for health and Rs 36,022 crore for water and sanitation.
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Feb 01, 2021 03:33 PM IST Simplification of forms, I-T filing exemption to those above 75 years of age, reduction in tenure of reassessment, and faceless dispute redressal committees are the highlights.
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Feb 01, 2021 02:27 PM IST Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed merging the Securities Contracts Regulation Act, Depositaries Act, and Securities Exchange Board of India Act into a new Securities Code Act. Market experts feel this will help in faster amendment as only one Act will have to be modified when required instead of amendments across these inter-related Acts, which can be cumbersome
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Feb 01, 2021 02:27 PM IST As per the Budget 2021 plan lined up by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman under the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), the Railways sector is expected to see investment worth Rs 11.43 lakh crore till 2024-25
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Feb 01, 2021 12:35 PM IST In addition, around Rs 1500 crore is earmarked for financial incentive for making payments in digital mode. The new initiative National Language Translation Mission, will translate governance and policy related documents available online to major Indian languages.
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Jan 31, 2021 06:21 PM IST Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for 2021-2022 today. Understanding the Budget is a tough process as it involves complex terms. Some of the important terms are explained here to help you decode the forthcoming Budget speech.
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Jan 29, 2021 03:44 PM IST The Economic Survey 2021 argues that the problem of 'overregulation' and 'opacity in Indian administrative processes' flows from the emphasis on having complete regulations that account for every possible outcome.