Tag: finance minister nirmala sitharaman
India’s April-January fiscal deficit at Rs 9.81 lakh crore, narrows on-year to 63% of FY26 aim
India’s fiscal deficit for the first ten months of this fiscal year through January stood at Rs 9.81 lakh crore, or 63% of annual estimates,…
FM Nirmala Sitharaman to push biopharma, semiconductor missions in Norway
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will huddle with Norwegian industry captains to explore long-term capital investments and interact with senior representatives of cutting-edge startups…
Elevated growth, low inflation no fluke: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: India is witnessing a rare phenomenon of elevated growth and low inflation, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday, adding that it is…
Budget earmarks total expenditure of Rs 53.47 lakh crore for 2026-27: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the government has envisaged a total expenditure of Rs 53.47 lakh crore for the next…
RBI’s first post-budget MPC meet opens amid India–US trade push
The three-day meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) begins today, with the policy outcome scheduled to be…
SEZ sale relaxation in Budget FY27 to help promote import substitution, job creation: Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal
New Delhi: The Budget’s proposed conditional relaxation to allow special economic zone (SEZ) units to sell goods in the domestic market will help promote import…
FM to interact with 30 college students after presentation of Union Budget on Feb 1
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will interact with around 30 college students from different regions of the country after the presentation of the Union Budget 2026-27…
Budget 2026 wishlist: Manufacturing sector seeks tax relief, lower compliance costs
New Delhi: India’s manufacturing sector has pitched for tax relief and lowering compliance costs in the upcoming budget, with more than half of industry CXOs…
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…
Govt to achieve fiscal deficit target of 4.4% in FY26, may even better it: PwC
The government is likely to achieve the fiscal deficit target of 4.4 per cent of the GDP in FY26, and it could even better it,…