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Sunday, May 19, 2024
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Piyush Goyal’s historic tax relief gives purchasing power to middle class, says Jaitley

The relief in income tax effectively strengthens the great Indian middle class whose expansion of purchasing power holds the key for India’s future.

Goyal’s budget smartly resists temptation to go overboard on income guarantee

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

My name is Piyush Goyal & I’m not a poet

Presenting his first-ever budget, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal steered clear of rhymes, a helpful tool for his predecessors to liven up the speech.

Chidambaram slams interim budget as ‘account for votes’ and not ‘vote on account’

Taking to Twitter after Piyush Goyal presented the interim budget, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said the NDA missed the fiscal deficit target.

Modi govt gives Railways Rs 1.58 lakh crore in interim budget, the highest ever

Finance minister Piyush Goyal said 2018-2019 has been the safest for the Indian Railways and all unmanned level crossings on the broad gauge network were eliminated.

No other govt has announced such sweeping tax changes in interim budget

Changes to tax structure in Piyush Goyal's budget is unprecedented because an interim budget is only for a short period — for transition between two govts.

Sensex soars over 500 points as investors welcome tax exemptions, sops in Budget 2019

Market was bullish even though the government overshot the fiscal deficit target for the current financial year.

Loans worth Rs 7.23 lakh crore under Mudra scheme sanctioned under Mudra scheme

In the interim budget 2019 presentation, finance minister Piyush Goyal said more than 15 lakh loans were granted under the Mudra scheme, of which a majority of beneficiaries were women.

Piyush Goyal’s big sop for middle class — full tax rebate for income up to Rs 5 lakh

The standard deduction limit has been increased to Rs 50,000 in the interim budget, as has the TDS limit on bank and post office deposits.

In Piyush Goyal’s budget, demonetisation is back to being all about black money

Finance minister says demonetisation led to one crore people filing I-T returns and helped agencies detect and de-register over 3 lakh shell companies.

On Camera

Ghatkopar hoarding collapse a typical Mumbai disaster—too many agencies, no one to blame

As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?