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Union Budget May See Fiscal Consolidation But Rural, Welfare, Subsidies May Go Up: Report
With the Union Budget for FY26 scheduled to be presented on February 1, 2025, a report by Goldman Sachs underlined two key concerns for policymakers, the pace of fiscal consolidation and the government's spending priorities.
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Government To Spend Rs 15.27 Lakh Crore For Major Sectors: Union Budget
The government has allocated Rs 15.27 lakh crore for 10 major sectors, ranging from defence and rural development to social welfare and commerce, Finance Ministry data said Tuesday afternoon.
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In 2024 Union Budget, Focus Likely On Jobs, Rural India: Goldman Sachs
The 2024 Union Budget may tilt towards, but not pivot to welfare spending, with a focus on rural economy and job creation, economists at Goldman Sachs said in a note on Monday.
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Mamata Banerjee Spends Night On Dharna Over Bengal's Dues From Centre
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's dharna, demanding West Bengal's "dues" from the Centre for various social welfare schemes, continued overnight amid the cold, following which she went for a walk on Saturday morning.
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PM Modi Likely To Focus On Infrastructure, Avoid Big Spend In Budget: Analysts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to buck a trend of spending big on new welfare programmes in a budget before a general election to instead focus on infrastructure to keep the economy humming while narrowing the budget gap.
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Rural Welfare And Infra Push: What To Expect From Pre-Election Budget
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will likely use India's last budget before the elections to woo voters with new spending measures, while avoiding a fiscal deficit increase.
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Budget 2024: What To Expect From This Year's Budget
Ahead of the Union Budget 2024, experts and analysts have come up with different predictions on the government's move on fiscal deficit, taxation and the spending on welfare schemes. As several global financial services firms have predicted
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Government Spending Rs 6.5 Lakh Crore Annually On Agriculture, Farmers' Welfare: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government was spending Rs 6.5 lakh crore annually for the agriculture sector and farmers' welfare, and called upon cooperatives to help in making the country self-reliant in cooking oils.
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SBI Report Flags Freebies Time-Bomb, Asks Supreme Court To Cap Spends
With states after states competing to offer freebies, a report has suggested that the Supreme Court-led panel could cap such welfare schemes at 1 per cent of the state's GDP or 1 per cent of its own tax collection.
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Massive Welfare Spends Hitting Public Finance, Says Ex Finance Minister: Report
Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Sunday said that huge expenditure on welfare schemes by the government has severely impacted the public finances, which are currently in a mess with fiscal deficit touching abnormally high levels.
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Corporates, Residents Come Together For Vaccination Outreach In Delhi
Shishupal, 46, has been working at a unit of automotive manufacturer Toyota in Gurugram for the last 3 years. He spends eight hours everyday cleaning cars and earns around Rs 10,000 each month.
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President Ram Nath Kovind Announces Annual CSR Awards, Says Firms Spend Over 10,000 Crores Per Year
President Ram Nath Kovind today suggested companies to look at ways to contribute more towards social welfare spending for orphans and persons with disabiliies. He said that innovative solutions can be found through corporate social responsibility or CSR activities for persisting challenges of development.
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Government Likely To Raise Rural Welfare Spending By 16%: Report
A parliamentary panel last year asked the ministry to increase the programme's wages as they were lower than those paid to farm labourers elsewhere.
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Government Signals Readiness To Put Growth Ahead Of Fiscal Discipline
Convention demands that the outgoing administration present only an interim budget to secure parliament's approval for expenses for a part of the financial year starting April until a new government is in place.
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"Hope Lawmakers Will Spend Time On Public Welfare, Not Their Parties": PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave an advice to lawmakers today as he headed to the parliament to attend the winter session. "I hope members will spend their time in the house for the welfare of the people, not for themselves or their parties," PM Modi said today as early results of the assembly elections in five states started coming.
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Union Budget May See Fiscal Consolidation But Rural, Welfare, Subsidies May Go Up: Report
With the Union Budget for FY26 scheduled to be presented on February 1, 2025, a report by Goldman Sachs underlined two key concerns for policymakers, the pace of fiscal consolidation and the government's spending priorities.
-
Government To Spend Rs 15.27 Lakh Crore For Major Sectors: Union Budget
The government has allocated Rs 15.27 lakh crore for 10 major sectors, ranging from defence and rural development to social welfare and commerce, Finance Ministry data said Tuesday afternoon.
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In 2024 Union Budget, Focus Likely On Jobs, Rural India: Goldman Sachs
The 2024 Union Budget may tilt towards, but not pivot to welfare spending, with a focus on rural economy and job creation, economists at Goldman Sachs said in a note on Monday.
-
Mamata Banerjee Spends Night On Dharna Over Bengal's Dues From Centre
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's dharna, demanding West Bengal's "dues" from the Centre for various social welfare schemes, continued overnight amid the cold, following which she went for a walk on Saturday morning.
-
PM Modi Likely To Focus On Infrastructure, Avoid Big Spend In Budget: Analysts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to buck a trend of spending big on new welfare programmes in a budget before a general election to instead focus on infrastructure to keep the economy humming while narrowing the budget gap.
-
Rural Welfare And Infra Push: What To Expect From Pre-Election Budget
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will likely use India's last budget before the elections to woo voters with new spending measures, while avoiding a fiscal deficit increase.
-
Budget 2024: What To Expect From This Year's Budget
Ahead of the Union Budget 2024, experts and analysts have come up with different predictions on the government's move on fiscal deficit, taxation and the spending on welfare schemes. As several global financial services firms have predicted
-
Government Spending Rs 6.5 Lakh Crore Annually On Agriculture, Farmers' Welfare: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government was spending Rs 6.5 lakh crore annually for the agriculture sector and farmers' welfare, and called upon cooperatives to help in making the country self-reliant in cooking oils.
-
SBI Report Flags Freebies Time-Bomb, Asks Supreme Court To Cap Spends
With states after states competing to offer freebies, a report has suggested that the Supreme Court-led panel could cap such welfare schemes at 1 per cent of the state's GDP or 1 per cent of its own tax collection.
-
Massive Welfare Spends Hitting Public Finance, Says Ex Finance Minister: Report
Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Sunday said that huge expenditure on welfare schemes by the government has severely impacted the public finances, which are currently in a mess with fiscal deficit touching abnormally high levels.
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Corporates, Residents Come Together For Vaccination Outreach In Delhi
Shishupal, 46, has been working at a unit of automotive manufacturer Toyota in Gurugram for the last 3 years. He spends eight hours everyday cleaning cars and earns around Rs 10,000 each month.
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President Ram Nath Kovind Announces Annual CSR Awards, Says Firms Spend Over 10,000 Crores Per Year
President Ram Nath Kovind today suggested companies to look at ways to contribute more towards social welfare spending for orphans and persons with disabiliies. He said that innovative solutions can be found through corporate social responsibility or CSR activities for persisting challenges of development.
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Government Likely To Raise Rural Welfare Spending By 16%: Report
A parliamentary panel last year asked the ministry to increase the programme's wages as they were lower than those paid to farm labourers elsewhere.
-
Government Signals Readiness To Put Growth Ahead Of Fiscal Discipline
Convention demands that the outgoing administration present only an interim budget to secure parliament's approval for expenses for a part of the financial year starting April until a new government is in place.
-
"Hope Lawmakers Will Spend Time On Public Welfare, Not Their Parties": PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave an advice to lawmakers today as he headed to the parliament to attend the winter session. "I hope members will spend their time in the house for the welfare of the people, not for themselves or their parties," PM Modi said today as early results of the assembly elections in five states started coming.
