Tax Structures

Will allow private sector to set up DFIs too, Nirmala Sitharaman tells News18, hours after Budget speech

Typically, DFIs don't accept public deposits and they generally raise capital by borrowing funds from the government and selling their bonds to the general public

Union Budget 2021: Nirmala Sitharaman makes eight tax-related announcements; benefits many

In a post-pandemic year, the government showed a serious intent to establish a tax regime with far-reaching impact

Union Budget 2021: Banking, health, infra sectors welcome announcements; hospitality, tourism regret lack of immediate support

Hospitality and Tourism roughly account for 10 percent of India's GDP and employ nearly 9 percent of India's working population and yet, it failed to find space in the Union Budget, FHRAI vice-president Gurbaxish Singh Kohli said

Union Budget 2021: Refrigerators, ACs, mobile phones to become costlier; gold, silver to be cheaper

Sitharaman announced a hike in customs duty on mobile phone parts and mobile phone charger components to 2.5 percent from nil while customs duty on gold and silver has been reduced to 7.5 percent from 12.5 percent

Full text: FM Nirmala Sitharaman unveils Union Budget 2021; doubles healthcare spending, lifts caps on FDI

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday delivered her third Budget speech in the Parliament. Here's the full text of her speech in Lok Sabha

Union Budget 2021: Centre unveils scheme for setting up mega textile parks in India

The government unveiled the scheme as part of an effort to position India as a fully integrated, globally competitive manufacturing and exporting hub for the sector

Union Budget 2021: Nirmala Sitharaman announces seven port projects worth over Rs 2,000 crore

These projects would be undertaken through public private partnership (PPP) mode, Sitharaman said in her speech in the Lok Sabha

Union Budget 2021: Use this income tax calculator to check how much tax you need to pay

As people await the Budget, a key question for many will be how their taxes will be affected

Union Budget 2021: Reintroduce single tax slab structure, raise minimum taxable income to Rs 7.5 lakh

All eyes are on the upcoming budget for the next financial year as India looks to recover from the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic

Budget 2021 will be starting point for economic recovery after COVID-19 pandemic, say experts

The Budget is widely expected to focus on boosting spending on job creation and rural development, generous allocations for development schemes, putting more money in the hands of the average taxpayer, and easing rules to attract foreign investments