India, budget and Income Tax

Takeaways from India's budget that slashes income tax on the salaried middle class to spur growth
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government presented an annual budget to Parliament on Saturday that focused on wooing the salaried middle class with tax cuts and spurring economic growth by boosting agriculture and manufacturing.
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Union Budget 2025 expectations LIVE: Income Tax expectations to allocations for sectors - what India wants from FM
Several industries and taxpayers are eagerly waiting for the second full-fledged budget of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, which would be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1,
FM’s Tax Gift: Will Budget 2025 Fuel India’s Consumer Economy?
The Budget 2025 is being seen as an important step to revive the slackening urban consumption in India and thereby help retail, consumer service sectors
INDIA BUDGET-India's tax cut plans will boost consumption, top execs say
India's plans to cut personal income tax rates will put more disposable income in the hands of the people and eventually boost consumption in the world's fifth-largest economy, executives from automobile and consumer firms said on Saturday.
India’s 2025-26 Budget focuses on job creation; new income tax bill next week
Dubai: India is hoping to rev up higher growth and job creation with a budget that focuses on offering easier – and more - access to funds for small and mid-sized businesses as well as startups. These will ‘generate employment for youth’ as MSMEs get better access to credit,

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Reactions to India's 2025-26 budget
India plans to cut personal income tax rates to boost middle-class spending power and seeks to increase private investment to ...
India Budget 2025 Speech: Follow Live Updates and Analysis
India’s GDP is projected to expand 6.3%-6.8% in FY26, according to the Economic Survey, much below the level needed to become ...
India's finance minister faces a tough choice crafting the annual budget — boost growth or cut deficit?
The world's fastest growing major economy has seen a growth downturn. India has been steadily cutting its full year real GDP ...
Corporate winners and losers from India's budget
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the annual budget on Saturday, which focused on boosting the spending ...
Indian stock market likely to be highly volatile on Budget Day; what should be your trading strategy?
The Union Budget 2025 is expected to benefit sectors like healthcare and infrastructure, while traders should be cautious on ...
NRI tax regime gets tougher: Budget 2025 adds hurdles for Indian students, professionals working overseas
For Indian students planning to remain abroad post-graduation — whether through work permits, permanent residency, or citizenship — these shifts present fresh challenges.
India's defence budget heavily weighted to manpower costs
India on Saturday proposed defence spending of 6.81 trillion rupees ($78.70 billion) for the 2025-26 fiscal year, up 9.5% ...
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Budget 2025: Can Nuclear Energy Mission Supercharge India’s Green Transition?
FM announced the establishment of a Nuclear Energy Mission, with an outlay of INR 20,000 Cr, to spearhead R&D into at least 5 ...
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Indian Union Budget: The Hits and Misses for Tourism
The Indian government announced the Union Budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year on Saturday, bringing modest gains for certain tourism sectors.
INDIA BUDGET India to set up $3-bln maritime development fund for shipping industry
India will set up a 250-billion-rupee ($2.9-billion) maritime development fund for the long-term financing of the country's ...