1 day ago · FM Nirmala Sitharaman, during the press conference after Budget 2025, said that over 1 crore more people will pay no income tax due to hike in rebate to ₹ 12 lakh in FY26 Budget. 01 Feb 2025, 04 ...

1 day ago · Here’s full text of Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2025 speech. Hon’ble Speaker, I present the Budget for 2025-26. Introduction 1. This Budget continues our Government’s efforts to:

1 day ago · Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shows a red pouch containing the budget documents, as she arrives to present the Union Budget 2025 in the Parliament in New Delhi, on February 1, 2025.

23 hours ago · Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks for the first time after the Union Budget 2025 presentation, her eighth in a row and first in Modi 3.0. The FM announced big tax benefits for the middle class in a long while, exempting brackets under Rs 12 lakh under the New Tax Regime. She also announced social security benefits for gig-workers and big-ticket investments in startups and BigTech.

1 day ago · After Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025-26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked up to the table where the Finance Minister was sitting, sources said. Congratulating Sitharaman for presenting a "good" budget, PM Modi said everyone was praising her, they added. (with inputs from Himanshu Mishra)

1 day ago · The Centre is expecting to collect more taxes from levies imposed on securities trading after Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2025 estimated over a 40% jump in such collection ...

23 hours ago · Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed a press conference on Saturday (Feb 1), shortly after presenting the Union Budget 2025 in the Lok Sabha. Speaking to reporters, Sitharaman said, "One thing which I certainly would like to highlight is responding to the voice of the people, which ...

23 hours ago · 1 crore taxpayers will pay no income tax due to the hike in the rebate, Nirmala Sitharaman said, noting also the Rs 12 lakh ceiling was effectively Rs 12.75 lakh after applying the standard deduction.

10 hours ago · News; Business; Budget; Nirmala Sitharaman: ‘1 crore more people will pay no tax’ Nirmala Sitharaman: ‘1 crore more people will pay no tax’ Union Budget 2025: With a rejig of Income Tax slabs, the expectation is that the money saved will flow back into the economy through consumption, savings or investment.

1 day ago · Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday (February 1, 2025) made history as she presented a record eighth consecutive budget, which comes in the backdrop of slowdown in economy and demand ...