Budget Taxes
Why you shouldn't make investment decisions based on tax incentives
Monika Halan, founder of Dhan Chakra Financial Education, explained why tax breaks shouldn't influence your investment decisions, and decoded Budget 2026 for households to explain what really matters for jobs, taxes, investments and long-term financial security.
4 min read15 Feb 2026Budget Highlights 2026: Finance Minister Sitharaman makes big announcements on STT, tourism, manufacturing, MSMEs
Union Budget 2026 Speech Highlights LIVE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a host of measures to push India's Viksit Bharat vision forward. Notably, there were no changes announced to income-tax slabs. Follow LiveMint's blog for all the latest updates on the Union Budget 2026-27.
49 min read2 Feb 2026Budget 2026: What it will take to make India’s new tax law work
With the Income Tax Act, 2025, set to kick in from 1 April, the upcoming Budget must prioritize compliance, clarity and credibility over further tax rate cuts.
3 min read23 Jan 2026Budget recap: How much income tax relief FM Nirmala Sitharaman gave taxpayers last year? What to expect in Budget 2026?
In Budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made several announcement that came as a boon for taxpayers and salaried people. Will Budget 2026 do the same?
2 min read16 Jan 2026Income tax rules due soon, FY27 Budget to see minimal tax law changes
While the Finance Bill may bring minimal changes, new rules under the Income Tax Act, 2025, could reshape taxpayer rights, compliance, and safeguards.
4 min read15 Jan 2026Budget 2026: How can FM Sitharaman make New Tax Regime better? Deductions, tweaks and more — What experts say
Budget 2026: The government introduced the New Tax Regime in Budget 2020, and since then, it has made several changes to accommodate taxpayers' interests. In Budget 2025, FM Sitharaman made a grand move, lowering the income tax rates. What's coming in Budget 2026?
2 min read14 Jan 2026Will the new Income Tax Bill give govt access to your encrypted Whatsapp chats?
Finance Bill 2025: FM Sitharaman said the new Income Tax Law did not give legal backing to check digital assets. The government has added checking of digital elements in the Income Tax Act, which should provide legal backing.
2 min read26 Mar 2025Rajrishi Singhal: The budget touches but doesn’t feel and speaks but leaves much unsaid
It missed a chance to level the field for citizens vis-a-vis big businesses—which have contributed little to India’s economic growth despite lighter taxation—even as its personal tax relief may miss the mark
4 min read9 Feb 2025Budget 2025: Citizens Urge FM To Cut Income Tax; Increase Slabs & Slash GST On Daily Groceries
In this special episode of pre-budget series, MINT goes on the ground and talks about taxe burden on the middle class Inflation. How high tax rates, GST on daily households is troubling the middle class & how their expenses have sky rocketed in the last few months. Savings are decreasing every month because of high taxes. How are they dealing with the situation and what can the finance minister do to tackle the crisis in the budget 2025. #budget2025 #inflation #mehengai #groceries #shopping #middleclass #rich #poor #narendramodi #news #nirmalasitharaman #rupee #money #abhinavtrivedi #billionaire #taxcuts #incometax #gst #taxrates #taxslabs #tds #standarddeduction #millionaire #election #share #stockmarket #mint #business #smallbusiness #education #india #incometax #incomegrowth #salary #increment #jobs #unemployment #taxes #taxMintMint
31 Jan 2025India should take cues from Piketty on enlarging its tax mop-up
As old tax sources plateau, we need new avenues of taxation. A progressive luxury tax—say on houses priced over ₹10 crore and business-class air travel—can be explored, even as UPI data trails are tracked to assess tax liability.
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