Finance Minister will impose tax even on air if given one more chance to present budget: Congress

Finance Minister will impose tax even on air if given one more chance to present budget: Congress

A protest march taken out by the Congress to the District Collectorate in Malappuram on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SAKEER HUSSAIN Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) vice president V.P. Sajeendran said here on Tuesday that Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal would slap tax even on the air that people breathe if he was given one more … Read more

Union Budget 2023 ticks the right boxes for India’s digital health infrastructural ambitions, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Union Budget 2023 ticks the right boxes for India’s digital health infrastructural ambitions, Health News, ET HealthWorld

By Abhishek Bhatia New Delhi: Amidst a lot of predictions, speculation, and punditry, the Union Budget 2023–24 was out on Wednesday. Although Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman‘s speech in Parliament did not include enough references to healthcare, some of the announcements about artificial intelligence (AI), data governance, and 5G policy decisions have raised many eyebrows. Experts … Read more

Budget is opportunistic, not futuristic: Mamata Banerjee

Budget is opportunistic, not futuristic: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. File photo | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 described the Union Budget for the financial year 2023-2024 as an opportunist and anti-poor Budget. Addressing a public gathering in the State’s Birbhum district, Ms. Banerjee also added that the new … Read more

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Anurag Thakur, Nirmala Sitharaman, Pralhad Joshi, Piyush Goyal, Nitin Gadkari, Kiren Rijiju to discuss government strategy in Parliament, news agency ANI reported. Source link

MSMEs to be returned 95% of fines imposed during Covid

MSMEs to be returned 95% of fines imposed during Covid

In a relief to micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) suppliers, the penalties imposed on them for failure to execute contracts will be reimbursed and a mechanism to settle contractual disputes of the government will be put in place. The budget has also paved the way for easier flow of collateral-free funds, lower cost of … Read more

‘Election-oriented Budget protects interests of a few, ignores that of the poor’

‘Election-oriented Budget protects interests of a few, ignores that of the poor’

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K.S. Alagiri on Wednesday said the Union Budget protected the interests of Ambani and Adani, and it was made with an eye on the Assembly elections in various States and the 2024 Lok Sabha election. In a statement, he said the rich in India, who own 70%-80% of the wealth, … Read more

Budget 2023 | By waiving off tax on FRP, Modi govt. has given massive boost for Maharashtra’s sugarcane industry, says Fadnavis

Budget 2023 | By waiving off tax on FRP, Modi govt. has given massive boost for Maharashtra’s sugarcane industry, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis watches the live telecast of Union Budget 2023-24 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 01, 2023. Photo: Twitter/@Dev_Fadnavis Stating that the Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would give a massive boost for Maharashtra’s sugarcane industry, Deputy Chief Minister and State Finance Minister Devendra Fadnavis … Read more

Union Budget 2023-24: Entrepreneurial boon, budget focuses on technology-driven start-ups, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Union Budget 2023-24: Entrepreneurial boon, budget focuses on technology-driven start-ups, Health News, ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: The Union Budget 2023–24 has sparked a wave of excitement among technology-driven start-ups. With the enhanced focus on artificial intelligence (AI), this year Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has laid the proposal for establishing three centres of excellence for artificial intelligence (AI) to be set up in top educational institutions to realise the vision … Read more

Skilling ecosystem to be expanded; stipend support to 47 lakh youth in 3 years: Niramala Sitharaman

Skilling ecosystem to be expanded; stipend support to 47 lakh youth in  3 years: Niramala Sitharaman

India’s digital ecosystem for skilling will be further expanded with the launch of a unified Skill India Digital platform, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Wednesday, with the Budget laying the roadmap to train lakhs of youth in the next three years. Presenting the Union Budget for 2023-24, Sitharaman said stipend support will be provided … Read more