The budget for Indian Railways is set to be presented alongside the general budget on Tuesday, 1 February 2022. Evidently, financial years 2021 and 2022 witnessed a sharp decline in economic activities due to the pandemic. As a result, a comparison between targets set for the previous years with the upcoming fiscal year will not …
The Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) is an important element in the Union Government’s strategy to promote India’s export growth. The purpose behind this policy is to create a healthy environment for the country’s businesses to thrive. The FTP aims to support the country’s economic growth by making foreign trade a major contributor. The FTP has …
According to sources, the budget session 2022 of Parliament will begin on Monday, January 31, 2022, with President Ram Nath Kovind addressing both chambers. The session will be split into two halves, with the first ending on February 11 and the second on February 18. Part two of the session, which will begin on March …
Nirmala Sitharaman, the Finance Minister, will submit her fourth Union Budget on February 1st. The novel coronavirus type that has entered India is expected to have a negative impact on the economy this year. This will be reflected in the financial markets, which have become more volatile in the run-up to the annual event. Any …
Back in 2014, when Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented his Union Budget, he mentioned that Budget proposals were only a stepping stone towards the continued growth of 7-8% in the upcoming 3-4 years. Other factors would also contribute to macroeconomic stabilization, apart from the budget proposals. These secondary factors are: Lower inflation levels A manageable …
The rise in the Center’s interest burden is expected to continue in the FY 2022-23. Initially, it was pushed up by a large amount of borrowings during the course of the Covid-19 pandemic in FY 2021-22. In the current fiscal year, which is 2021-22, the estimated budget of the interest payment on the central government’s …
The COVID-19 pandemic led to many issues plaguing India’s education sector that need to be redressed in the Union Budget 2022. Industry experts expect the government to allocate funds for this sector and reduce its tax burden. The announcement of New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 was a significant development in the education sector in the …
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her Budget speech of 2020, introduced a new income tax regime to make the assessment process easy for the taxpayers and the administrators. The FM highlighted various exemptions and deductions in the Income Tax Act, which make it difficult for the taxpayers to comply with. It was also pointed out …
February 1, 2022, saw Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s finance minister, introduce the 2022-2023 Union budget. The 92-minute speech provided by her indicated the Government’s commitment to offsetting the adverse impacts caused by the pandemic. One of the most striking features of the proposed budget was the priority provided to growth as well as to the expansion …
The Union Budget 2022 speech did not have mentions or changes in tax measures for the larger public. Union Budget 2022-23 did not modify the personal income tax rates. In addition, the minister did not enhance the standard deduction, which was expected in light of rising prices and the pandemic’s effect on the middle class. …
