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Budget aims to make life of common man easier: Gautam Gambhir

East Delhi BJP MP Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday praised the Central government increasing the tax rebate threshold to ₹7 lakhs per annum, stating that the Budget aims to improve the life of the common man. Presenting the Union Budget 2023-24 in the Lok Sabha, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman earlier today announced an increase in the […]

Budget 2023 | On fundamentals the economy is looking very weak, says Manish Tewari

The government is going to go out and borrow. That essentially means the private sector is going to be squeezed out, said Manish Tewari

Budget 2023: Tharoor gives thumbs up to digital library; short speech duration

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor gave his nod to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement of of setting up a National Digital Library for children and adolescents on Wednesday in her budget speech. “As a writer, I definitely appreciate this,” he said in his post budget media interaction with The New Indian.  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today […]

Major relief for middle class; no tax for income up to ₹7 lakhs

Individuals with an annual income of ₹9 lakhs will be required to pay only ₹45,000 under the new tax slab, FM Sitharaman announced.

Agri fund, millet centre, more credit: What Budget offers to farmers

The Modi government aims to disburse ₹20 lakh crores in credit support to farmers with a focus on animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries, FM Sitharaman said during the Budget speech.