Tag: Budget 2026
Will Trump be the uninvited guest at Sitharaman’s Budget table?
When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget 2026, Donald Trump will not be named. Yet his imprint will be unmistakable. It will surface in export…
Budget 2026 may be high on highways: Faster clearances, InvIT push expected
India now has the world’s second-largest national highway (NH) network, spanning 146,560 km, up from 91,287 km in 2014— an increase of over 61%. This…
UIDF allocation 2026: Budget 2026: Urban infra fund may get additional ₹10,000 cr injection
New Delhi: The government may announce several measures to boost urban infrastructure in the upcoming budget and is likely to augment the Urban Infrastructure Development…
Budget 2026: FICCI pushes for strenghtening ‘Atmanirbharta’ in defence, critical minerals
Industry Body FICCI has laid out recommendations for the upcoming Union Budget, with a pointed push towards further strengthening ‘Atmanirbharta’ in the defence industry, electronics…
Budget 2026: Smarter import duties can do the heavy lifting for manufacturing, says Deloitte India
As the Union Budget for 2026–27 approaches, Deloitte India on Tuesday said rationalising the import duty structure and increasing budgetary allocations could help strengthen domestic…
India’s growth trajectory setting the stage for Budget 2026
India’s economy is entering a phase of remarkable momentum ahead of Union Budget 2026. GDP expanded in the first quarter of FY2025–26 at the fastest…
Budget 2026: India needs to breathe new life into its struggling farm backbone
Union Budget of India: As we move towards our aspiration of becoming a Viksit Bharat, it is very critical to uplift India’s farm sector. The…
View: India has 7.4% growth, but where are the taxes?
India is once again the world’s fastest-growing major economy, despite facing punitive US tariffs for buying Russian oil. Yet, capital is fleeing, the currency is…
Budget 2026: Sustaining India’s growth depends on consumption, investment, and fiscal consolidation
Union Budget of India: India has done well to show a robust real GDP growth of 8.0% in 1H 2025–26. Recent NSO data for 2Q…
Union Budget 2026 to be presented on February 1, Sunday
India Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget on February 1, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla confirmed the Budget date on…