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New Delhi: Any Union Budget, presented by whichever Finance Minister, never pleases all sections of the society and evokes mixed reactions. It was no different with Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech on Monday. At the stock market,…

New Delhi: Health emerged as the topmost priority for the Narendra Modi government as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed more than doubling of healthcare spending in the Union Budget she presented on Monday. At the same time, the…

New Delhi: The government will introduce pre-filled Income Tax Return (ITR) forms for individual taxpayers. During her Budget speech in Pariliament on Monday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the new ITR form will contain…

New Delhi: With Bengal going to polls in just over two months from now, the state featured prominently in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday. Sitharaman read out her Budget speech wearing a ‘laal…

New Delhi: For those above75 years of age with pension as their only source of income, the government has granted exemption from filing income tax returns. “We shall reduce the compliance burden on our senior citizens who are 75 years of…

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced Rs 1.1 lakh crore to Indian Railways. “The Budget will provide Rs 1.1 lakh crore to Indian Railways in FY-22 of which Rs 1.07 lakh crore is for capital expenditure,” the minister…

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has started reading out her Union Budget 2021 speech in Parliament on Monday. The finance minister started the Budget presentation amid sloganeering from the Opposition benches. Sitharaman…

New Delhi: There’s good news for those who are planning to buy a house -- they will get income tax relief. The relief will only be for first-time homebuyers and will be available till June 30, 2021. The capping for relaxations is houses up…

New Delhi: A new employment scheme is the highlight of the Atmanirbhar 3.0 stimulus package announced by Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, ahead of Diwali. “I am announcing the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana which…

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced an LTC cash voucher scheme and a special festival advance of Rs 10,000 for all government employees. With COVID-19 pandemic having severely affected the economy, the…