Budget Speech News
Budget 2025: Income tax cuts extend FMCG stocks’ winning streak
Budget 2025 focuses on boosting consumption by providing tax breaks to the middle class—a welcome relief for the sector and its stocks.
4 min read1 Feb 2025Look, who gained and who lost in the first full Budget of Modi 3.0
India cut taxes for the country’s middle class, putting about $12 billion more in their pockets as the Narendra Modi-led government aims to bolster consumption spending.
3 min read1 Feb 2025Budget 2025: Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0 to decriminalize over 100 provisions to promote ease of doing business
The announcement follows the success of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, which decriminalized over 180 legal provisions.
2 min read1 Feb 2025In 10 charts: Budget 2025 report card on railways, roads, education and health
A four-part data series on how Budget 2025 performed on 15 key concerns the country faces.
2 min read1 Feb 2025Budget 2025: Nirmala Sitharaman’s big announcement for senior citizens
Budget has raised thresholds for taxing interest income and rent earned by senior citizens. Threshold after which TCS on foreign transactions done under LRS applies has also been increased to ₹10 lakh from the current ₹7 lakh.
3 min read1 Feb 2025Budget 2025 math: How the government plans to cut fiscal deficit this year
The Centre has cut its fiscal deficit target for 2025-26 to 4.4% of gross domestic product (GDP). Here’s how it plans to achieve this number and what lies ahead.
1 min read1 Feb 2025Adani Power to Tata Power: Power stocks rise after this Union Budget 2025 proposal. Do you own any?
Power-related stocks are gaining as Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces reforms in the nuclear energy sector during the Union Budget 2025. The government aims for 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030 and plans to develop 100 GW of nuclear capacity.
1 min read1 Feb 2025Kalyan Jewellers, PC Jeweller to Rajesh Exports: Jewellery stocks rise ahead of Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget speech
Jewellery stocks surged on February 1 as Kalyan Jewellers, PC Jeweller, and Rajesh Exports gained ahead of the Union Budget speech. Demand for jewellery has increased due to a gold import duty cut in 2024, with expectations for policy continuity to further boost consumer interest.
2 min read1 Feb 2025Budget 2025: Nirmala Sitharaman wears Madhubani saree; Finance Minister pays tribute to Dalit artist from Bihar
Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will wear a saree to honour Madhubani Art and artist Dulari Devi, a marginalised Dalit Mallaah caste representative. They discussed Madhubani art while visiting the Mithila Art Institute, where Dulari gifted her the saree.
1 min read1 Feb 2025Budget 2025 | Seven key factors to track in the budget speech
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.
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