Union Budget Explainers

GYAN, FDI, GDP & 3D: Nirmala Sitharaman takes a page out of PM Modi’s acronyms book

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her interim Budget speech on 1 February, used acronyms. It is something PM Modi is known for. Her interpretation of GDP was governance, development and performance, and FDI was First Develop India

Budget 2024: How economy fared better than estimated, what this means for FY25

In the interim Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the country’s fiscal deficit for the financial year 2025 will narrow to 5.1 per cent from the revised 5.8 per cent for 2024. Here’s why these figures matter

What did FM Sitharaman say on old tax demands? Whom this will help?

Nirmala Sitharaman in her speech said the government has proposed to withdraw old disputed direct tax demands of up to Rs 25,000 till FY10 and Rs 10,000 from FY 2010-11 to FY 2014-15. Experts say this could benefit one in eight taxpayers and could clear a backlog when it comes to issuing refunds

Understand the interim Budget with the help of these 10 graphics

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered the interim Budget of 2024-2025 in Parliament today. For those who want a quick overview of it, we break it down into simple graphics

India and the World: A look at the 'global context' in Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech

From geopolitics to globalisation, the G20 presidency to the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sought to place India's Budget in a global context. But what does it mean? We break it down

How interim Budget lays the foundation of 'Viksit Bharat'

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the interim Budget said the government was working to ensure a ‘Viksit’ (developed) India by 2047 and has taken several steps to initiate next-generation reforms to boost growth

Big takeaways from Budget: What Nirmala Sitharaman said on taxes, economy, fiscal deficit

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the interim Budget, the last one before the Lok Sabha elections. No changes were made to income tax slabs and she announced a fiscal deficit target for 2024-25 at 5.1 per cent of GDP. Here are the talking points from her speech

Why Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s interim Budget speech is a milestone

This year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sets a record by presenting the sixth Budget in a row – five annual Budgets and one interim. The feat has only been achieved so far only by former Prime Minister Morarji Desai, who also holds the record for presenting 10 Union Budgets

The Making of Budget 2024: Meet Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s team

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present her sixth straight budget on 1 February. The key members involved in the budget-making process are top bureaucrats in the Prime Minister’s Office and the finance ministry

Budget 2024: What India Inc wants from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

All eyes have turned to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of Budget 2024. From boosting manufacturing to tax exemptions, here’s what India’s industry leaders wish for