Capital Expenditure

Waaree Energies stock gains 3% as board clears Rs 8,175 crore capex for capacity expansion

Waaree Energies' largest investment of around Rs 8,000 crore will be directed towards scaling up the lithium-ion advanced chemistry storage cell and battery energy storage systems (BESS) plant from 3.5 GWh to 20 GWh.

Fiscal deficit widens at 38.1% of FY26 target during first five months

The Rs 2.7 lakh crore dividend transfer from the Reserve Bank of India has helped provide some cushion, but international agencies are expecting a slippage in this year's fiscal deficit.

Record profits, but low spending: What’s holding back India’s private capex?

After the surge in public capex, expectations were high for large private companies to step in, however the pickup has been tepid.

Govt scouts new arenas for capex; bets on urban sanitation, shipping to fuel public investment in FY26

The Centre also aims to continue increasing the allocation for capex in the upcoming year given that private investment is yet to rebound significantly.

Centre’s FY25 revised capex may miss the target by around Rs 35,000 crore

The largest miss on FY25 capex is expected to be due to a spending slowdown in roads and highway projects, followed by housing and atomic energy.

Chart of the Day: States’ borrowing spree isn’t leading to a spending one

The outlook on state capex is benign while poll-promised freebies could dent fiscal position.

States, science, and defence get a lion’s share of increased capex funding

The capital outlay for science and technology increased 273-fold. The government budgeted Rs 20,095 crore for the department, compared with Rs 73.4 crore spent in the previous fiscal year

Short-Term Volatility, Long-Term Uncertainty: Budget 2025's impact on markets

One big hope for the market is that the tax relief provided by the finance minister will help increase domestic investment.

Budget 2025 was disappointing on capex spend, ball in monetary policy court to drive growth: Pankaj Tibrewal

The central bank is to meet between February 6 and 8, 2025, and is expected to cut rates

India's April-December fiscal deficit at Rs 9.14 lakh crore or 56.7% of FY25 target

India’s fiscal deficit at Rs 8.5 lakh crore had crossed the half way mark in the first eight months of the year

Union Budget 2025: Focusing on 3Cs – Consolidation, Capex and Consumption

Income tax collection as percentage of GDP has overtaken corporate tax collection at 3.5% of GDP in FY24 vs corporate tax collection at 3.1% of GDP

We need an extraordinary budget for extraordinary times

The Budget must deliver a boost to consumption, must increase capex and at the same time provide incentives to the corporate sector to invest. The stimulus to consumption should be provided by tax cuts rather than through handouts

Pitch Report: Defence industry hopes for moderate raise in outlay in Budget 2025, support for localisation

This year, the capital-expenditure is expected to increase to Rs 1.9 lakh crore with more optimistic analysts expecting a large part of it going to improve mobility vehicles and infrastructure for the Navy.

Pitch Report: Roads, railways and cement companies expect capex-boost from Budget 2025

Industry insiders expect the government to raise capex allocation to Rs 11.5 lakh crore, from Rs 11.1 lakh crore a year ago.

State’s capital expenditure should be financed through borrowings: RBI report

Capital expenditure by states rose to 2.8 percent of GDP in 2023-24 from 2.5 percent in 2022-23, due to advance payment of tax devolution and enhanced allocation under the Centre’s scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure, the report added

Capex growth to fall sharply for states, Bihar and five others to witness contraction

The moderation in expenditure growth is likely to be broad-based, according to the NSE, impacting both, revenue expenditure as well as capital expenditure.

Government committed to reducing fiscal deficit to 4.9% by FY25: FM Sitharaman

The finance minister emphasised that reducing the fiscal deficit from 5.6 percent of GDP in FY24 to 4.9 percent in FY25 will "not only keep the bond yields in check but also manage borrowing costs"

Corporate loan grows 21% in Q1, hints at revival in private sector capex

With capacity utilisation at a 11-year high of 78 percent in FY24 and the pipeline of sanctions and disbursements strong, a healthy growth in corporate loans is expected this year

Railway industry looking for higher spending on technology, cargo capacity in Budget for 2024-25, eyeing PLI scheme for railway components

Industry participants are calling for infrastructure upgrade, as industry experts seek a higher focus on railway safety.

Aviation industry eyes govt adequate infrastructure upgrade, tax breaks in Budget for 2024-25

Infrastructure woes continue to haunt and the industry is looking at the government to create provision of adequate infrastructure and abolish the negative fiscal regime that make it hard for industry players to make profits.

Roads sector eyeing 10-year plan for the sector and price rationalisation on early BOT and TOT projects in Budget 2024-25

The sector has reported robust growth over the last 10 years with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government spending around Rs 10,37,616.39 crore between 2014 and 2024 to construct 54,858 km of national highways.

Aviation industry seeks tax breaks, ATF relief in Budget 2024