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Why Budget 2026 stayed away from ‘big-bang’ reforms? CEA answers

Union Budget 2026 steered clear of headline-grabbing announcements because major reforms are already underway and will continue outside the annual Budget framework, the government’s top…

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Union Budget 2026: Fitch flags slower deficit consolidation, sees growth-neutral stance

Fitch Ratings said on Monday the Union Budget 2026-27 signals a deliberate slowdown in fiscal consolidation, with the government opting to preserve capital spending to…

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Budget 2026: Buoyant revenues offer room to sustain govt capex, push fiscal consolidation, says ICICI Bank report

New Delhi: Buoyant revenue streams give the government room to keep capital expenditure spending steady, at about 3.1 per cent of GDP, while continuing on…

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Budget 2026: Government should consider simplifying, rationalising tax laws in Budget to boost FDI: Experts

New Delhi: The government should consider simplifying and rationalising tax laws and ensuring tax neutrality in cross-border reorganisations in the forthcoming Budget to boost foreign…

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Budget 2026: Fiscal consolidation in focus as India targets leaner deficit

The next budget, like earlier budgets, will be a continuation of achieving Viksit Bharat goals of growth, inclusion and sustainability, EAC-PM chairman S Mahendra Dev…

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‘India Inc needs to push up capex instead of keeping cash on books’: EAC-PM chairman S Mahendra Dev

India’s Goldilocks period of high growth and low inflation may sustain for some more time despite global uncertainties, EAC-PM chairman S Mahendra Dev told Yogima…

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Focus will be on managing debt levels & fiscal consolidation: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said managing debt levels alongside fiscal consolidation will be the government’s core focus from the next financial…

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India’s April-October fiscal deficit at Rs 8.25 lakh crore, widens on-year to 52.6% of FY26 aim

India’s fiscal deficit for April to October, or the first seven months of this fiscal year, was at Rs 8.25 lakh crore, equivalent to 52.6%…

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India’s govt debt projected to decline to 71% of GDP by FY35 from current 81%: CareEdge Ratings

India‘s general government debt is expected to moderate steadily over the next decade, declining from the current 81 per cent of GDP to about 77…

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