Page 3 of Budget 2022 Expectations

However, health insurance penetration in India is abysmally low and needs to be more affordable for the people and lucrative for taxpayers.

Budget wish-list: Individual taxpayers have three big asks

Rationalisation of capital gains tax, hike in tax exemption on health insurance premium and deduction on housing loan are among…

Updated: January 31, 2022 12:01 IST

There is an enhanced limit of Rs 5 lakh where there is no employer contribution involved.

Tax Talk: Budgeting for tightening of tax rules on EPF

Look out for clarifications on taxability of big-ticket provident fund contributions in coming Budget

January 31, 2022 01:45 IST

Anand Ramamoorthy, managing director, Micron Technology (India) and Mahesh Palashikar, president, GE South Asia

Tech’s Budget Wish-list: Need of the hour: Mid- to long-term reforms

With new ways of working and new challenges in the Indian tech sector, the Union Budget should support sustained growth…

January 31, 2022 01:30 IST

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Budget for Retirement: No tax up to Rs 5 lakh for senior citizens, NPS limit change in experts’ wishlist

Budget 2022 expectations for retired employees and senior citizens: In view of the rising cost of living, retired employees and…

Updated: February 1, 2022 06:54 IST

Budget 2022: ‘Income Tax calculation on Fixed Deposit and other savings should be done as equity’

Budget 2022 expectations for bank depositors: Interest on deposits should be taxed in a similar manner as listed equity, says…

Updated: February 1, 2022 08:19 IST

Along with cultivating infrastructural and industrial growth in India, the Gati Shakti Yojna will escalate economic prosperity.

Budget 2022: What all does the infrastructure, industry and real estate sectors expect?

It is evident that the realty sector is coping with adversities and challenges and thus are the expectations from the…

January 29, 2022 17:41 IST

Union Budget 2022: Fintech industry hopes for incentives to push financial inclusion

Shruti Aggarwal, Co-founder, Stashfin, said the financial empowerment of women also leads to her family being financially empowered.

January 29, 2022 16:47 IST

Educational institutions are also looking forward to the agenda of NEP 2020.

Union Budget 2022: Enhance digital learning as the pandemic continues

This is the new normal and adapting to the norms is what is expected out of a nation that prepares…

January 28, 2022 19:22 IST

In line with a 13 per cent increase in nominal Gross Domestic Product, the Centre's net revenue is estimated to rise by 12.2 per cent and spending to increase by 4.5 per cent in the coming fiscal, it said.

Budget 2022 likely to aim at boosting growth, achieving fiscal consolidation: BoB economic research

Higher nominal GDP will imply that gross revenue will increase to Rs 26.5 trillion in the next fiscal from Rs…

January 28, 2022 17:09 IST

Near-term measures to support low-income population should be high on the finance minister's mind as she presents Budget FY23 on Tuesday.

Targeted aid: Will Budget undo the consumption shock?

Per capita income declined sharply in both FY20 and FY21; no wonder household consumption in the current fiscal year is…

January 28, 2022 05:45 IST

The services sector cannot provide jobs in the required numbers, so the manufacturing sector, particularly the MSME segment of it, could play a major role in job creation.

Job creation should be Budget’s top priority: Duvvuri Subbarao, former governor, RBI

The increase in inequality is by far the deepest scar that the pandemic is going to leave behind. This has…

January 28, 2022 05:15 IST

However, all of this—PLI schemes and asset monetisation—won’t be enough to give the economy the push it needs.

Budget alone can’t push recovery

The business environment needs to be helpful so that the informal sector can recover and create jobs

January 28, 2022 05:00 IST

Just look at the languishing consumption of middle-income durable goods, such as two-wheelers and the increase in MNREGA recipients.

Income Question: India’s budget choices have become harder

Income-loss is a big headwind to growth in the medium term; Budget must cut fiscal deficit sharply, while increasing income…

January 28, 2022 04:45 IST

Both corporates and the common man will have high hopes from the Budget announcements to propel the economy into a rising trajectory once again.

Budget 2022 wish-list: Looking for sops in NPS, insurance

Switches between schemes of the same mutual fund are subjected to capital gains tax unlike in Ulip transfers. This disparity…

January 28, 2022 01:45 IST

This high rate of interest constrains the growth of these businesses, which form the backbone of the Indian economy, forming 30% of India’s GDP and 45% of our manufacturing exports.

Budget 2022: Focus on ensuring fund allocation to fintech NBFCs

Businesses that are still reeling from the impact of Covid-19 hold high expectations from the Union Budget 2022.

January 28, 2022 01:00 IST

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Budget Survey 2022: Will FM Sitharaman loosen purse strings for growth, or will fiscal prudence hold her back?

Economists and experts said that it is crucial for the government to focus on striking the right balance between growth…

January 27, 2022 20:24 IST

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Budget 2022 Survey: Budget to focus on low consumer spending, commodity pricing, unemployment, say experts

According to a budget survey conducted by Financial Express Online, experts and economists say low consumer spending, commodity pricing, unemployment,…

January 27, 2022 18:13 IST

Subbarao also opined that experience shows export promotion behind protectionist walls is seldom competitive, so there is a case for reducing the tariffs. (File)

Budget 2022 should focus on bridging widened inequality in economy, creating jobs, says former RBI Governor D Subbarao

The former RBI Governor pointed out that jobs have been lost because of the shift in activity from the labour-intensive…

Updated: January 27, 2022 17:10 IST

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