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FM says new tax regime has been made 'very attractive'
Nirmala said the Budget focuses on middle class, employment generation, MSMEs, agriculture sector, rural population, health and green growth
Sanjaya Baru | The State in the economy and state of the economy
Returning to the 7.0 to 8.0 per cent growth path is the only way in which the next decade can hope to be dubbed as “Amrit Kaal”
FM lists 7 Budget priorities: Tax slab changes; middle class focus; Rlys boost
Finance minister gives Rs.10 lakh crore boost to building infrastructure
Sitharaman takes tablet in red pouch to Parliament to present paperless Budget
She posed for the traditional 'briefcase' picture outside her office along with her team of officials before heading to meet the President
AA Edit | Madam FM, pursue growth above all
The Budget would be judged for its ability to unleash the Indian economy on a rapid growth path.
Sanjaya Baru | Budget 2023: Capital strike subdues the ‘animal spirits’
It has become a habit for most governments to make the annual Budget speech a statement of past achievements and grand promises.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman admitted to AIIMS
The 63-year-old has been admitted in a private ward of the hospital
AA Edit | Make middle class growth engine in coming Budget
The middle classes are not seen as too crucial and are all but forgotten
India Inc. wants I-T cuts, focus on job creation, tax slabs
CII asks the government to lower income tax rates to help revive consumption demand
Coal is going to be back again as gas becoming unaffordable: FM Sitharaman
Russia has sharply curtailed natural gas shipments to Europe in retaliation for sanctions that the West put in place after Ukraine invasion