Budget boost for India’s middle class
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Modi turns to India's vast middle class to revive growth in rough global year
By Nikunj Ohri, Shivangi Acharya and Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India slashed personal tax rates in its annual budget on Saturday, as the world's fifth largest economy focuses on boosting domestic demand amid uncertainty over the global economic outlook due to potential new tariff barriers.
Takeaways from India's budget that slashes income tax on the salaried middle class to spur growth
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government presented an annual budget to Parliament on Saturday that focused on wooing the salaried middle class with tax cuts and spurring economic growth by boosting agriculture and manufacturing.
India's Modi to Seek to Boost Growth, Ease Cost of Living in Budget
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces the challenges of reviving growth and giving relief to a middle class hit by rising living costs, while also preparing for an uncertain year of global trade,
India aims to push spending power of middle class, boost investment to support growth
India will focus on boosting middle-class spending power, encouraging inclusive development and boosting private investment to strengthen growth, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday,
PM Modi calls Union Budget 2025 "force multiplier" for India's growth
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the Union Budget 2025 as a "Force Multiplier" for India's development journey, describing it as a "budget of aspirations" for 140 crore Indians. He emphasized that this budget would fulfill the dreams of the people,
India News Live Today February 4, 2025: India pays $37.64 million to UN regular budget for 2025, joins 35 member states
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India pays $37.64 million to UN regular budget for 2025
India has paid USD 37.64 million dollars to the United Nations Regular Budget for 2025, joining the "honour roll" of 35 ...
INDIA BUDGET India to set up $3-bln maritime development fund for shipping industry
India will set up a 250-billion-rupee ($2.9-billion) maritime development fund for the long-term financing of the country's ...
India’s ambitions to break into the SMR value chain – the three big enablers in the Budget
India’s ambitions to enter the global manufacturing value chain of Small Modular Reactors is getting the institutional ...
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India’s budget: a forward thinking, citizen friendly approach to salaried class
India Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Indian Union Budget in the Lok Sabha in Delhi on February ...
India budget opts for economic sugar rush over reform
India's annual budget announcement was a bigger deal than usual this year: As the first full budget of Prime Minister ...
India Budget Not Enough for Rating Upgrade Yet, Moody’s Says
India’s fiscal consolidation efforts won’t be enough for the country to secure a credit rating upgrade just yet, according to ...
India pays $37.64 million to UN regular budget for 2025, joins 35 member states
India has paid USD 37.64 million to the UN Regular Budget for 2025, joining 35 member states who met their payment obligations on time ...
INDIA BUDGET India's defence budget heavily weighted to manpower costs
India on Saturday proposed defence spending of 6.81 trillion rupees ($78.70 billion) for the 2025-26 fiscal year, up 9.5% ...
India Budget 2025 Speech: Follow Live Updates and Analysis
The government cut taxes for middle-class Indians to boost domestic consumption as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs loom.
Budget Session Live Updates: PM Modi To Reply On Motion Of Thanks To President's Address In Parliament
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address. He will address the Lok Sabha a ...
INDIA BUDGET-India's Tax Cut Plans Will Boost Consumption, Top Execs Say
This comes after the government said that people earning up to 1.28 million rupees ($14,800) per year will not have to pay ...