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A balanced budget; serves as a roadmap for India to reach $5 trillion economy before the end of the decade
While the interim Budget was not expected to render significant iterations in the tax structure, some expected announcements, given their relevance and pertinence to the current economic landscape, were missing
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Budget 2024 divestment: A shorter road now, but still a long way away
The government has reduced its divestment target for FY24 by 41 percent from the earlier Budget estimates, but that too may be unachievable. Is the aim for FY25 too ambitious then?
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Interim Budget 2024 softens bond yields, but stocks grumpy
An eye on fiscal consolidation and lower market borrowings softened bond yields but equities stayed grumpy as US Federal Reserve meeting outcome left investors wanting for more.
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Amid focus on development, scant attention to environment
In the emphasis on railways, energy, port corridors and tourism, Budget ignores the lessons learnt from climate disasters, makes no provisions to tackle pollution
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Interim Budget 2024: Reimagining, one more time
The finance minister's speech was a vision statement for all-round long-term development, but did it adequately capture current realities?
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Electric vehicles: Only commitment, and no real deal
The FM promised to support the EV ecosystem without much details on how the government intended to do it
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A budget of fiscal prudence for Viksit Bharat
In her sixth budget presentation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hits the right chord with top focus on fiscal prudence, green energy and investment-led growth for all sections of the society
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Budget 2024: Unpacking farmer income, housing, health insurance for ASHA, anganwadi workers
The social welfare focus was centred on the poor, youngsters, women and farmers in the finance minister's short speech. All eyes are, once again, on the details of implementation
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Budget 2024: Plan to develop 'iconic tourist centres' and islands, including Lakshadweep
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget speech, said that tourism offers tremendous opportunities for local entrepreneurship, and states will be supported in developing tourist sites
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Interim Budget 2024 has precious little on MSMEs
Experts say that while the government has recognised the value of these enterprises competing globally, more needs to be done to support them with funds, infrastructure and policy
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Why chess, and Praggnanandhaa, made a cameo appearance in the FM's Budget speech
With Viswanathan Anand kicking off India's dominance and now mentoring young prodigies, India is fast becoming the chess powerhouse of the world