Tax announcements in the Budget can be divided into two parts – proposals to provide incentives for specific sectors and general proposals
CM says the Budget felt more like an agreement with the rulers of Bihar and A.P. for ‘political reasons’, reiterates demand to allocate funds to T.N.
What is worse is that the suspects were entrusted to act as custodians of the law, and were in a position of power and authority, but seemed to have been driven by bigoted mindsets, the court said
The Budget sought to be many things to many people, but fiscal responsibility remained in focus
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Budget will focus on employment, skilling, MSME and middle class
The Dutchman believes that although Indian hockey, in the last eight years, has taken a very big step forward, the bigger need is to develop coaches at the grassroots level so the basics are taught right; the High Performance Director also stresses on the need for better infrastructure
The mismatch between the problem at hand and what the Budget offers is stark be it welfare or even taking care of key political allies
Union Budget 2024-25 proposes to slash the rate at which tax will be deducted at source (TDS) on life insurance policy pay-outs, to policyholders, and insurance commission payable, to agents, from 5% to 2%
The actual operating ratio of the railways has gone up slightly to 98.22% for FY25 from 98.10% for FY23
Finance Minister proposes changes in the basic customs duty on X-ray tubes and flat panel detectors’ provides ₹2,143 crore as production linked incentives for the pharmaceutical industry
The strong message from the Union Budget is about giving growth in India a more inclusive character
CII members expressed happiness that critical issues for A.P. like Polavaram project, aid for backward areas in Rayalaseema, north Andhra Pradesh and Prakasam district, and industrial incentives were addressed
Arappor Iyakkam lodges complaint with DVAC against varsity, AICTE and erring colleges
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget address gave a fillip to several commitments made in the interim Budget in February to incentivise clean energy but stopped short of announcing new schemes
Overall better land registries and cadastral maps are key to understanding land-use around the country
