Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2021-22 in Parliament. This year's Budget is unique as finance minister used a Made in India tablet to deliver a paperless Budget address, instead of a bahi khata, that she used last year.

Sitharaman, who had in her first budget in 2019 replaced leather briefcase that had been for decades used for carrying budget documents with a traditional red cloth 'bahi-khata', had earlier this month stated that the budget for the fiscal year beginning April will be "like never before".

From bringing back jobs in the market to tax deductions, there are a lot of expectations from Modi government's Budget. Although Sitharaman, in the last Budget, announced cuts in personal income tax, the government has so far pushed for a rebate on all payable taxes, and the basic tax exemption limit has remained the same.

Electric Vehicle Industry in India: Experts feel that the time has come for the Modi government to push for the adoption of EVs as, according to an estimate, India will become the fourth largest market for EVs by 2040.

Amid raging protests over new farm laws, the government's pre-Budget state of economy document on Friday went the extra mile to list benefits of the three contentious laws, saying that besides giving market freedom, they will help raise incomes of small and marginal farmers. 

India has emerged as one of the largest countries for flexi-staffing or gig and platform workers, as e-commerce platforms created massive opportunities amid the pandemic, according to the Economic Survey 2020-21.

The Economic Survey reaffirms that the worst is behind us and the economy would bounce back with a V-shaped recovery after being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, India Inc said on Friday. 

India TV Digital spoke to Former Finance Secretary CM Vasudev, who advocated a one-time vaccine cess this year. He also spoke at length about varous budget aspects, including generating new employment opportunities, tax relief to the salaried class, fiscal deficit and more.

Its house economists expect these spends to be funded by debt and partly by imposing a cess on high income groups and also by some non-fiscal measures like tapping the central bank's revaluation reserves and bank recapitalisation and infra bonds.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Union Budget 2021-22 in the parliament on February 1 i.e, on Monday.

The Economic Survey 2020-21, authored by a team led by Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy Venkata Subramanian, details the state of different sectors of the economy as well as reforms that should be undertaken to accelerate growth.

The Budget Session will be held in two parts --January 29 to February 15 and March 8 to April 8 and will have a total of 33 sittings.

The Economic Survey, which is presented on the opening day of the budget session, provides a summary of the annual economic development across the country during the financial year.

The Union Budget 2020-21 had estimated fiscal deficit at Rs 7.96 lakh crore or 3.5 per cent of GDP but India Ratings sees it printing in at Rs 13.44 lakh crore or 7 per cent if the government cleared its payables and roll over some portion of expenditure to 2021-22.

The Economic Survey 2020-2021 will be presented on January 29. It will be the first economic survey by the Centre that will be tabled amid the pandemic.

The Union Budget 2021-22 will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 (Monday). It will be the first budget presentation amid the pandemic.

After the economic downturn due to COVID-19, Finance Minister- Nirmala Sitharaman has raised many hopes for everyone before presenting the 2021 Budget, on February 1.

In an unprecedented initiative, Union Budget 2021-22 will be delivered on February 1 in paperless form for the first time.

The Budget session of Parliament will commence from January 29, with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present the Union Budget on February 1. The session will be held in two parts -- from January 29 to February 15 and March 8 to April 8.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the government is seeking growth-inducing big ideas and inputs derived from introspection by industry, which would be used for creating a 'budget as never before'.