2025 is here, and Modi 3.0 is gearing up to unveil its first non-election year budget. All eyes will be on the government’s strategy to address the dynamic aspects of the economy. From boosting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to refining tax policies, advancing energy transformation, and expanding the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes, this budget could set the tone for India’s economic trajectory. Read this collection of stories from Mint journalists, giving you a heads up to the upcoming union budget.
As Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to unveil her eighth Union budget, all eyes are on the government’s strategy to boost economic growth and job creation amid a challenging political landscape.
4 min read1 Feb 2025The markets will keep a close watch on announcements aimed at boosting economic growth and on tax reliefs.
3 min read1 Feb 2025Despite widespread excitement, historical data justifies the market’s caution in the run up to the budget.
4 min read31 Jan 2025Here’s a look at the expectations and hopes from major sectors from the Budget, as pieced together by Mint’s correspondents.
5 min read31 Jan 2025With private capex slow to pick up, the government must continue to increase its own capital expenditure and find ways to boost consumption.
3 min read31 Jan 2025The Narendra Modi government has adopted an investment-led growth strategy to accelerate India’s economic prospects—post-pandemic, it unleashed massive public spending. While this economic philosophy has largely delivered in the last three years, is it time for a tweak?
10 min read30 Jan 2025That the government’s fiscal deficit is narrowing in spite of an economic slowdown is commendable. The heavy lifting to support growth will have to be done by RBI via policy rate cuts.
4 min read30 Jan 2025Every week, Plain Facts publishes a compilation of data-based insights, with easy-to-read charts to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint. This week’s compilation is based on what is likely in the Budget 2025.
3 min read30 Jan 2025To the young, budgets can come across as a rapid-fire of numbers. But they aren’t difficult to understand eitherTo make up for the deficit, the government planned to borrow ₹9.7 trillion. Investments in small savings schemes—estimated at ₹4.8 trillion—are yet another source for expenditure
9 min read30 Jan 2025The Union Budget is a week away. Will the finance minister cut income tax rates? ‘Experts’ are dissecting the many budget expectations through WhatsApp messages. But learning from WhatsApp forwards can be misleading. Read this piece instead—we explain how the taxes impact each one of us.
9 min read29 Jan 2025The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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