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Union Budget, states' demands for funds and support were largely unmet. Despite promoting key initiatives for agricultural and rural development, the budget's focus on centre-state cooperation may not ...

The large cuts in income tax is an acceptance from the government that its corporate tax cut of 2019 has not worked. Had the ...

Ultra-processed foods, apart from aggravating lifestyle diseases like obesity, diabetes, endocrine disruptions, cardiac ...

BENGALURU: With no specific projects or grants in the Union Budget, Karnataka can still work on its infrastructure from the ...

The biggest macro challenge being faced by the economy now is the dip in GDP growth rate. After staging a smart recovery in ...

In line with the spirit of competitive federalism, the introduction of the State Mining Index is a transformative step that will enhance the professionalisation of state-mining departments, said the ...

Consumption, investment, innovation and employment are the four pillars of our economic growth model and FM Nirmala Sitharaman has focused on all aspects of those segments ...

Direct tax reforms have eased the burden on the salaried middle class, with broader economic ripple effects. The logic is simple—every rupee saved in taxes is a rupee potentially spent, fueling ...

Guide: The new income tax regime under Budget 2025 allows tax-free income up to ₹12 lakh. Taxpayers earning just above this threshold can avail marginal relief, reducing their tax liability significan ...

Government emphasis in recent months raised expectations that the Budget would incentivise employment-intensive sectors.