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People watch finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting Union Budget 2021-21 on television sets, at an electronics store, in Prayagraj on Monday (PTI)

Budget as a blueprint for sustained growth

4 min read . Updated: 01 Feb 2021

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman addressing a Post Budget Press Conference, in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI Photo/R Raveendran)

Can India spend its way to a V-shaped recovery?

3 min read . Updated: 01 Feb 2021

Internationally, issuance of such recapitalisation bonds by governments is not calculated as part of fiscal deficit but that is not the case with India so far. Photo: AFP

Budget 2021 had more negatives than positives for bond market, says Quantum MF

1 min read . Updated: 01 Feb 2021

'For the Insurance industry there are a lot of positives, Health care spends, Vehicle scrapping, spending on Capex should all help increase insurance penetration and density,' says Mahesh Balasubramanian, MD & CEO, Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company.

Budget 2021: 'Insurance industry to go back to pre-covid growth level of 15%'

2 min read . Updated: 01 Feb 2021

'Any amiss on RBI’s part can harden the interest rates in FY22 which can be counter-productive in supporting the nascent economic growth.'

Budget 2021: 'Debt investors should go for schemes with 2 to 4 year maturity'

1 min read . Updated: 01 Feb 2021

From the perspective of physical infrastructure, the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) has already identified a large pipeline of projects with about two thirds to be potentially financed by the public sector. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

Budget 2021: 'It needs to provide a big push to infrastructure'

4 min read . Updated: 30 Jan 2021

Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian addresses a press conference on Economic Survey 2020-21, in New Delhi, Friday (Ramesh Pathania)

Economic Survey gives no clear answers on several issues

4 min read . Updated: 29 Jan 2021

Union minister for finance and corporate affairs Nirmala Sitharaman. (File photo) (HT_PRINT)

It is time to tackle inequality by shifting the economic paradigm

3 min read . Updated: 28 Jan 2021

Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Fix inverted tariff structures to boost industrial growth in India

5 min read . Updated: 27 Jan 2021

As every year, there is an expectation of removal of LTCG tax on equity and tax on dividend income which could boost the capital markets. (REUTERS)

Budget 2021: 'Tax payers hope no new tax as Covid Cess is introduced'

2 min read . Updated: 27 Jan 2021

Tata Steel Ltd and JSW Steel Ltd are among India’s large steelmakers seen interested in Essar Steel India Ltd, Bhushan Steel Ltd, and Bhushan Steel and Power Ltd—three steel companies currently in bankruptcy courts. Photo: Bloomberg

A level playing field for our steel players will boost infrastructure

3 min read . Updated: 26 Jan 2021

Photo: Bloomberg

The budget should double down on incentives for clean energy

4 min read . Updated: 26 Jan 2021

Each successive budget has added a new layer of complexity rather than reducing it

What should a common man's Budget look like?

3 min read . Updated: 23 Jan 2021

Presently, as per Section 80 C of the Income Tax Act, an individual and an HUF are allowed to claim deduction up to ₹1.50 every year for repayment of the principal amount of home loan taken to buy or construct a residential house.. Photo: iStock

Budget 2021: Why a separate section for home loan deduction is needed?

3 min read . Updated: 23 Jan 2021

In Direct taxes, the fact that a new tax regime has been introduced last year means that not many changes can be expected now. Photo: AP (AP)

Budget 2021: 'Raise limit for senior citizens interest income to ₹1 lakh'

2 min read . Updated: 22 Jan 2021

What would make this a budget like no other India has ever had

5 min read . Updated: 21 Jan 2021

'Introduce Debt Linked Savings Scheme (DLSS) to deepen the Indian bond market.'

Jimmy Patel of Quantum AMC shares budget expectations for mutual fund industry

9 min read . Updated: 20 Jan 2021

There is no clear cut provision in the Income Tax Act about how withdrawals from Tier II account should be taxed. Since these are not the mutual fund products, for which there exist exact rules, there is confusion about taxation of Tier II withdrawals.

Budget 2021: 'Govt needs to make NPS fair for all subscriber categories'

3 min read . Updated: 20 Jan 2021

The Economic Survey cites high-frequency data such as exports, factory output and non-food credit growth to up the growth estimate for 2017-18 to 6.75% from 6.5% projected by the Central Statistics Office. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Enable private participation in broader efforts to revive growth

3 min read . Updated: 19 Jan 2021

The FM should offer a bold vision for an economic transformation

4 min read . Updated: 19 Jan 2021

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