Nirmala Sitharaman, in the Budget 2024 put forth nine priorities including skilling youth and job creation. Karthik Muralidharan, Tata Chancellor’s Professor of Economics at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) points out key areas where the focus should have been.
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NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget speech, put forth urban development as one of the nine priorities of the Modi 3.0 government. She…
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Pawan Munjal, Executive Chairman of Hero MotoCorp, expressed confidence in the budget’s potential to stimulate consumption, attract substantial investments, and stabilize inflation while maintaining a focus on economic growth and fiscal responsibility.
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Chadha claimed, “If one earns ₹10, they must pay ₹7-8 to the government as tax. However, Governments that levy such taxes on common people, what do they give in return to common people?”
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NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the Union Budget 2024 on Tuesday where one of the most significant aspects for the health sector was…
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NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the government’s goal to increase women’s engagement in the workforce while presenting the Union Budget by establishing working…
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget 2024 speech announced a substantial allocation of ₹1.52 lakh crore for the agriculture and allied sectors in the fiscal year 2024–25.
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NEW DELHI: In the Union Budget 2024 presented on July 23, Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced significant changes to the capital gains tax rates…
View More Union Budget 2024: Capital gains tax rates increased, short-term to 20%, long-term to 12.5%
Road Connectivity: ₹26,000 crore will be invested in major road projects, including the Patna-Purnea Expressway, Buxar-Bhagalpur Expressway, and spurs to Bodhgaya, Rajgir, Vaishali, and Darbhanga. A new two-lane bridge over the Ganges at Buxar is also part of this plan.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced revisions to tax rates on equity investments during her presentation of the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2024–25.
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