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Just a dream: How budget can rescue job losers
There is a very large population of workers in India who do not get any direct benefit from the budget
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Just a dream: Increasing the 80C limit
Under the section 80C, the amount of maximum tax deduction that one can claim is wholly availed through provident fund contributions
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GDP growth in Q2 slows to 8.4%
Indian economy had slumped by 24.4% in the corresponding year last year
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Govt share in health expenditure rises significantly in 2017-18
State expenditures increases to 40.8% in 2017-18 from 28.6% in 2013-14
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Significant hike in expenditure budget for FY23 unlikely
Consensus in the finance ministry is to push extra expenditure only in a very few sectors, such as health
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No proposal to recognise Bitcoin as currency: Sitharaman
Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2021 may be introduced in the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament
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Budgeting mistakes that can cost you a lot
Discipline, practise, and learning from mistakes are the keys to successful family budgeting
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Govt to borrow Rs 5.03 lakh crore in the second half of FY22
Gross borrowings includes repayments of past loans. For the next financial year, repayment for past loans has been pegged at Rs 2.80 lakh crore
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Govt meets 70% budgetary target for securities transaction tax collection
The buoyancy in the tax mop-up is attributed to the “overheated market.”
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State-owned banks getting ready for privatisation may come out with VRS
An attractive VRS will make PSBs lean and fit for takeover by the private sector entities that are keen to enter the banking space
