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Major Boost for MSMEs and Startups

To enhance their growth potential, the government has proposed increasing investment and turnover limits for MSME classification by 2.5 times and 2 times, respectively. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled significant measures

February 2, 2025

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Congress Calls Budget ‘A Band-Aid For Bullet Wounds’

Congress leaders voice their discontent, calling it “a band-aid for bullet wounds” and accusing the government of failing to address India’s pressing economic challenges. In what can only be described as a

February 1, 2025

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Opposition members slam Budget in LS, RS

Chidambaram said that the issue of unemployment is taken seriously, stating that his party, the Congress, will wait for the success of the proposed ELI scheme…reports Asian Lite News Both Houses of

July 25, 2024

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Don’t expect anything from PM, says Gogoi

Gogai further said that the nations thought process is the same what Rahul Gandhi says in Parliament…reports Asian Lite News Ahead of the Budget Session, Congress MP from Jorhat Gaurav Gogoi and

July 16, 2024

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Healthcare Leaders Urge Infra Investment, Tax Reforms in Union Budget

During the interim budget, the government had announced widening the coverage by including Anganwadi and ASHA workers. The experts urged the government to further widen the coverage by including the excluded self-employed,

July 16, 2024

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PM, FM meet economists in run-up to Union Budget

FM Sitharaman has already held widespread discussions including captains of Indian industry, state finance ministers and economists to elicit their views for the forthcoming Budget…reports Asian Lite News Prime Minister Narendra Modi

July 12, 2024

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PM Modi to Confer with Economists on Union Budget Plans

PM Modi returned to the national capital on Thursday morning after concluding his two-nation visit to Russia and Austria…reports Asian Lite News Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday hold a meeting

July 11, 2024

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Pre-Budget consultations for Union Budget conclude

The group of economists suggested to the ministry that the focus should be on reducing the fiscal deficit in the upcoming budget, adding the issue of the need to generate employment growth…reports

July 8, 2024

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PML-N Faces Flak From Own Legislators Over ‘Tax-Heavy’ Budget

The legislators slammed Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb for presenting a “tax-loaded and International Montery Fund (IMF)-dictated budget”. The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) faced an unprecedented backlash in the National Assembly with

June 22, 2024

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Budget deficit totals £8.4 bn in Feb

Ruth Gregory, chief UK economist at the consultancy Capital Economics, said the “disappointing” borrowing figures suggested the OBR forecast “already looks too optimistic”…reports Asian Lite News Jeremy Hunt has been handed disappointing

March 22, 2024

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