Budget Date

Union Budget 2021: Narendra Modi to announce govt's legislative agenda in all-party meet today

During the virtual meeting, Opposition parties are likely to demand a debate on the farmers' agitation underway at various border points of Delhi

Union Budget 2021 should focus on putting economy back on track, not on arresting fiscal deficit, says India Ratings

The fiscal deficit falling to 6.2 percent will be achievable if nominal growth comes in around 14 percent and real growth at 9.5 to 10 percent, said India Ratings chief economist Devendra Pant

Centre will present 'dressed-up' revised estimates for 2020-21 in upcoming Union budget, claims Congress

The Opposition party demanded a large fiscal stimulus to the economy, asserting that such a step alone will put money in the hands of people and stimulate demand

Budget in January? It's more about politics than economics

The ostensible reasons for shifting the budget date to January next year are two-fold. One, since it takes till mid-May for the budget to pass, effectively two months of the financial year (April-March) elapse, giving the budget only 10 months to work its wonders. Shifting the budget to January means the whole budget will be done and dusted before the financial year begins.