Budget 2024: Agri sector bats for exports worth $100 billion, long-term farmer credit; 5 key expectations

Budget 2024: Agri sector bats for exports worth $100 billion, long-term farmer credit; 5 key expectations

Among the key sectors, India’s agriculture sector is expected to grow at a rate of six per cent in the current fiscal 2024-25 (FY25). Experts say that the farm and agri sector has grappled with strenuous challenges such as drought, adverse weather conditions, the impact of climate change, and inflationary pressures. Also Read: Russia’s crude … Read more

Budget 2024: Profits from F&O segment may be moved to ‘speculative income’, to attract higher tax rate: Report

Budget 2024: Profits from F&O segment may be moved to ‘speculative income’, to attract higher tax rate: Report

The upcoming Union Budget is expected to propose changes in the tax treatment of income from futures and options (F&O) segment with an aim to discourage retail participation in the derivatives trading, a report said. Along with various options, the government is said to consider moving income from F&O trading from the head of ‘business … Read more

Modi 3.0 Budget 2024 Expectations: What are Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s plans for taxpayers?

Modi 3.0 Budget 2024 Expectations: What are Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's plans for taxpayers?

With the dawn of Modi 3.0, all eyes are eagerly set on the upcoming Union Budget of 2024, slated for presentation in July. Anticipation runs high among industries, farmers, taxpayers, and the middle class alike, as they await potential boosts and tax reliefs from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.  As the first budget of this new … Read more