Special Report
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Budget 2021: What does a dip in budget allocation mean for the future of education?
While the sector sees a significant drop in allocation, the finance minister focuses on increasing access to education and lays down a broad implementation plan for the NEP
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Budget2021: Markets give fiscal deficit a pass
A large portion of the increase in spending in FY21 and 22 is on capital expenditure
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Budget 2021: A flurry of big, good reforms for the financial sector
Bad bank to de-clog banks' balance sheets and free up capital to fund growth; two banks and one GIC to be privatised, govt says, and more
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Budget 2021: Agri infra cess will not impact consumers
Excise and customs duties rejigged to create an earmarked corpus for development activities
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Budget 2021: FM eases business rules for NRI entrepreneurs
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allows NRIs to set up one-person companies and eliminates double taxation for the community
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Budget 2021-22: Agriculture a key focus area
While the finance minister introduced agricultural cess and focused on MSP's significance, the budget saw no mention of farm laws or any guarantees about a continuation of MSP, a key expectation from the budget
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Healthcare gets much-needed boost; implementation will be key
Budgetary allocations focus on various determinants of health ranging from vaccination and nutrition to sanitation and pollution, so all eyes are on how much funds will finally be made available by the Centre and states to strengthen health systems on the ground
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Pockets not loaded: Budget is production-centric, not consumer-centric
Though Budget 2021 doesn't directly put more money into the hands of the urban consumers, it does its bit to boost spending in rural India
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Budget 2021: Tax holiday and capital gains for startups extended by a year
The government has also rolled out many positive initiatives for startups outside the Budget. Experts says it's a balanced Budget, given the Covid-19 scenario
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Budget 2021: Startups see opportunity in digital push and health care spend
Although immediate, direct proposals are incremental, experts say the Budget will help entrepreneurs
