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Watch: ThePrint Editors unpack Sitharaman’s income tax relief, Budget highlights

Key features of Budget 2025 include a change in the income tax slabs, and an increase in FDI cap for the insurance sector.

Watch Live: ThePrint Editors discuss Union Budget 2025, pain points in economy & political expectations

Apart from breaking down key Budget expectations, ThePrint editors will also analyse whether the government will revive its infrastructure push after a year of slowdown.

Budget 2025 highlights: Middle class gets relief as govt announces no tax on income up to Rs 12 lakh

This is Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's record 8th consecutive budget presentation, coming in the backdrop of slowing economic growth.

Budget 2024 shows Modi govt’s priority areas have changed after election results

The 2024 Lok Sabha election results' impact is evident in the differences between Nirmala Sitharaman's interim and Union budgets, but nothing that disrupts the govt's business-as-usual approach.

Budget 2024 gives cosmetic solutions to unemployment—hollow shells where substance is needed

The measures announced in the Budget to address the problem of thwarted aspirations of young people don't seem to be a strategic response to the underlying issues.

Budget 2024 bets on investment-led growth, shows long-term vision

With fiscal consolidation, the government’s debt-GDP ratio and interest payments to revenue receipts ratio would fall, opening up additional fiscal space for capital spending.

Budget 2024 signals rigour in farm policymaking, govt openness to align with states on reforms

Nirmala Sitharaman's speech marks a shift toward a more collaborative, transparent, and strategic policymaking. But Budget 2024 has its share of hits and misses.

Budget 2024 stays clear of populism, continues to create a path for fiscal consolidation

The ‘Vivad se Vishwas' scheme 2024 will provide a fresh opportunity for taxpayers who, in the absence of the settlement commission, had no options but to litigate.

Budget’s MSME push: Mudra loan limit enhanced to Rs 20L, new credit rating mechanism for smaller units

Turnover threshold of buyers for mandatory onboarding on TReDS platform will be slashed from Rs 500 crore to Rs 250 crore, finance minister announces.

Budget 2024: Venture capital fund of Rs 1,000 crore to be set up to boost space economy

This is expected to help over 180 govt-recognised space technology startups in India. Govt aims to enhance space sector development 'by 5 times in the next 10 years'.

On Camera

Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

‘Not just Russian oil, India tapped us along on trade deal,’ says US treasury secy Scott Bessent

New Delhi: The US is not worried about the rupee “becoming a reserve currency” given that it is at an all-time low versus the...

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.