RECEIPT BUDGET

CBIC Chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal announced that decisions from the recent GST Council meeting, such as an amnesty scheme for initial GST rollout years and a sunset date for profiteering complaints, will be included in the upcoming Finance Bill to ...

Union Budget will be announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in late July. The report covers key economic indicators, including India's GDP growth at 7.8% in Q4FY24, concerns over consumption expenditure, stable retail inflation at 4.7%, fi...

The budget, facing opposition, sets growth targets and tax revenue goals while addressing concerns about IMF loans and tax exemptions to aid economic growth.

Budget 2024 HRA Exemption: Many employers offer an HRA as part of their employees' compensation. If an employee receiving HRA is paying rent for their accommodation, they can claim a tax exemption on the HRA. Currently, a rented house in Delhi, Mumb...

A transfer of Rs 2.11 lakh crore by the RBI implies excess receipts of about Rs 1.5 lakh crore in FY25, the MOFSL note said. MOFSL sees the new government largely retaining its tax and non-debt capital receipt (including disinvestment) projections a...

Union Budget 2024: A revenue deficit arises when a government's day-to-day expenses surpass its total revenue receipts, necessitating borrowing, divestments, or adjustments in taxes to bridge the shortfall. In contrast, a fiscal deficit occurs when ...

Budget 2024: The Union Budget, crafted annually by the Department of Economic Affairs within the Ministry of Finance, functions as a comprehensive financial blueprint for the nation. It details projected revenues and expenditures for the forthcoming...

Budget 2024 FAQs: The Budget acts as a detailed plan outlining the government's anticipated income and spending for a fiscal year, covering from April 1 to March 31 of the subsequent year. This financial blueprint is pivotal in defining the nation's...

The Lok Sabha election results in India surprised many as they diverged from the exit polls. The focus now shifts to the Union Budget 2024, setting the economic tone for the future. All eyes will now be on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

In the interim budget in February, the government had set the FY25 fiscal deficit goal at 5.1% of GDP and revised the FY24 target to 5.8%. However, the actual fiscal gap for FY24 was contained at 5.6%. With exit polls projecting Prime Minister Naren...

India's FY24 fiscal deficit hit Rs 16.54 lakh crore, 95.3% of target. Central government's FY24 fiscal deficit stood at at 5.6% GDP, below 5.8% estimate. Tax receipts surpassed at Rs 23.27 trillion, 100.1% target. Expenditure at Rs 44.43 trillion, 9...

The Indian government's fiscal deficit could be slightly lower than revised estimates of 5.8% of GDP due to robust revenues and lower subsidy outgo. Tax revenues could exceed the revised estimate by ₹27,000 crore. The fiscal deficit in absolute term...

The finance ministry is set to increase CPSE dividend estimates by Rs 5,000 crore to approximately Rs 53,000 crore for the current fiscal year in the full budget to be presented in July. This adjustment reflects improved dividend forecasts based on ...

The government expects tax revenues to exceed budgeted growth in Q1 but will stick to interim budget revenue estimates, considering global headwinds. Gross revenue collections projected at ₹38.30 lakh crore for FY 2024-25, with factors like complian...

The central bank is mandated to invest small portion of its foreign exchange reserves- $ 5 billion in the company following demands from the government in the past to fund infrastructure.

The central government's fiscal deficit for FY24 is expected to be slightly better than revised estimates, thanks to higher-than-anticipated revenue receipts. Despite slower nominal growth, deficit-to-GDP ratio is estimated to improve. Direct tax re...

In March, the government received hefty dividend tranches from ONGC (Rs 2,964 crore), Coal India (Rs 2,043 crore), Power Grid Corporation of India (Rs 2,149 crore), NMDC (Rs 1,024 crore), HAL (Rs 1,054 crore) and GAIL (Rs 1,863 crore).

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed an interim budget of Rs 1.18 lakh crore for fiscal 2024-25 for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The budget aims to reduce the fiscal deficit and achieve a 7.5% growth in the GSDP. Sitharaman pr...

The government has budgeted Rs 30,000 crore from other capital receipts in the Revised Estimates for the current fiscal. For 2024-25, the amount is budgeted at Rs 50,000 crore. DIPAM Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said the Budget does not have any spe...