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Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Speech Was 77 Minutes Long. How It Compares To Her Previous Speeches
Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech, which came with a big bonanza for taxpayers, lasted for an hour and 17 minutes, shorter than the previous year's speech spanning 1 hour and 25 minutes.
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Budget 2025: TDS To Be Rationalised, Focus On Garib, Youth, And Customs
The Budget 2025 will focus on garib (poor), youth, annadata (farmer) and nari (women), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharama said today, presenting her eighth consecutive Budget.
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Budget 2024: Full Text Of Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Speech
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the Union Budget 2024 in Parliament on Saturday aimed at giving a major push to job creation with a focus on the countrys youth, empowering women and improving the incomes of farmers.
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Budget 2024: Longest And Shortest Budget Speeches In India's History
The Union Budget has a long history, with various Finance Ministers presenting it over the years.
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Opinion: Nirmala Sitharaman's Speech Redefines Secularism, Recasts Castes
The absence of populism, or 'rewdi' - as freebies are referred to these days - in Nirmala Sitharaman's interim budget speech radiated the Narendra Modi government's poise on the eve of Lok Sabha elections.
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"One Of Shortest Speeches In Budget, Not Much Came Out Of It": Shashi Tharoor
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday slammed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's interim budget speech and said that not "very much came out of it" and that she used "vague" and "rhetorical language."
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"Union Budget Or Gujarat Budget?": Opposition's Dig Over A Proposal
Lok Sabha members heard Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's 90-minute budget speech in rapt attention, barring the occasional remarks by opposition members and regular applause from the treasury benches.
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Budget 2022: Customs Duty Concessions Announced to Boost Domestic Manufacturing of Mobiles, Other Electronics
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Union Budget 2022 speech has announced concessions on custom duty levied on mobile phone parts and other electronics to boost domestic manufacturing.
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Union Budget 2022: India Introduces Cryptocurrency Tax of 30 Percent
Budget 2022 speech saw Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing a 30 percent tax on income from the transfer of virtual digital assets. She also said that no set-off will be allowed in case of losses.
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Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2020 Speech: Full Text
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the longest-ever Union Budget 2020 speech in parliament today, with promises to boost people's income and purchasing power. She stressed that the economy's fundamentals were strong and inflation was well contained. The Finance Minister said the three major themes of the Budget are aspirational India, a ...
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A 'Thalinomics' Budget - Dangers Include Youth Without Jobs
What we got in this Budget was not just 'pakodanomics', but 'thalinomics'. It was a mess of ideas, of mixed-up priorities - raising tariffs while insisting on creating more tradeable goods for exports, for example.
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People In Hawai Chappal Can Fly Hawai Jahaaj: What Arun Jaitley Meant
Union Budget 2018: Announcing Budget 2018 today, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said "people in Hawai Chappals (slippers) can fly in Hawai Jahaaj (airplanes)" with five times more airports in the country.
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Taxmen Won't Need Reason To Raid After Changes To Law: 10 Points
Tax raids based on unsubstantiated rumours or simply suspicion will be legit after the government's tweaks to the Income Tax law. But the changes will be effective retrospectively in an apparent turnaround by the government despite its promise not to do so. The amendment to Section 132 of the Income Tax Act dealing with searches by taxmen says that...
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For Tax Raids, Reason Need Not Be Revealed After Retrospective Change To Law
Tax raids based on an unsubstantiated rumour or suspicion is legit after the government has made changes to law retrospectively, going back on its own promise not to do so.
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Union Budget 2017: On IRCTC, No Service Charge When Booking Rail Tickets
The finance minister announced that service charge on booking rail tickets on the Indian Railways website IRCTC.com is now withdrawn.
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Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Speech Was 77 Minutes Long. How It Compares To Her Previous Speeches
Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech, which came with a big bonanza for taxpayers, lasted for an hour and 17 minutes, shorter than the previous year's speech spanning 1 hour and 25 minutes.
-
Budget 2025: TDS To Be Rationalised, Focus On Garib, Youth, And Customs
The Budget 2025 will focus on garib (poor), youth, annadata (farmer) and nari (women), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharama said today, presenting her eighth consecutive Budget.
-
Budget 2024: Full Text Of Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Speech
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the Union Budget 2024 in Parliament on Saturday aimed at giving a major push to job creation with a focus on the countrys youth, empowering women and improving the incomes of farmers.
-
Budget 2024: Longest And Shortest Budget Speeches In India's History
The Union Budget has a long history, with various Finance Ministers presenting it over the years.
-
Opinion: Nirmala Sitharaman's Speech Redefines Secularism, Recasts Castes
The absence of populism, or 'rewdi' - as freebies are referred to these days - in Nirmala Sitharaman's interim budget speech radiated the Narendra Modi government's poise on the eve of Lok Sabha elections.
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"One Of Shortest Speeches In Budget, Not Much Came Out Of It": Shashi Tharoor
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday slammed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's interim budget speech and said that not "very much came out of it" and that she used "vague" and "rhetorical language."
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"Union Budget Or Gujarat Budget?": Opposition's Dig Over A Proposal
Lok Sabha members heard Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's 90-minute budget speech in rapt attention, barring the occasional remarks by opposition members and regular applause from the treasury benches.
-
Budget 2022: Customs Duty Concessions Announced to Boost Domestic Manufacturing of Mobiles, Other Electronics
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Union Budget 2022 speech has announced concessions on custom duty levied on mobile phone parts and other electronics to boost domestic manufacturing.
-
Union Budget 2022: India Introduces Cryptocurrency Tax of 30 Percent
Budget 2022 speech saw Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing a 30 percent tax on income from the transfer of virtual digital assets. She also said that no set-off will be allowed in case of losses.
-
Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2020 Speech: Full Text
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the longest-ever Union Budget 2020 speech in parliament today, with promises to boost people's income and purchasing power. She stressed that the economy's fundamentals were strong and inflation was well contained. The Finance Minister said the three major themes of the Budget are aspirational India, a ...
-
A 'Thalinomics' Budget - Dangers Include Youth Without Jobs
What we got in this Budget was not just 'pakodanomics', but 'thalinomics'. It was a mess of ideas, of mixed-up priorities - raising tariffs while insisting on creating more tradeable goods for exports, for example.
-
People In Hawai Chappal Can Fly Hawai Jahaaj: What Arun Jaitley Meant
Union Budget 2018: Announcing Budget 2018 today, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said "people in Hawai Chappals (slippers) can fly in Hawai Jahaaj (airplanes)" with five times more airports in the country.
-
Taxmen Won't Need Reason To Raid After Changes To Law: 10 Points
Tax raids based on unsubstantiated rumours or simply suspicion will be legit after the government's tweaks to the Income Tax law. But the changes will be effective retrospectively in an apparent turnaround by the government despite its promise not to do so. The amendment to Section 132 of the Income Tax Act dealing with searches by taxmen says that...
-
For Tax Raids, Reason Need Not Be Revealed After Retrospective Change To Law
Tax raids based on an unsubstantiated rumour or suspicion is legit after the government has made changes to law retrospectively, going back on its own promise not to do so.
-
Union Budget 2017: On IRCTC, No Service Charge When Booking Rail Tickets
The finance minister announced that service charge on booking rail tickets on the Indian Railways website IRCTC.com is now withdrawn.
