Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the Pre-Budget Consultation Meeting with States and UTs (with legislature)
NEW DELHI : Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the pre-budget consultations with States and Union Territories (with Legislature) in New Delhi, on Sunday. The meeting was attended by
Govt may reduce number of customs duty slabs in Budget 2026
NEW DELHI : The Centre is reportedly considering reducing the number of customs duty slabs to five or six as part of efforts to streamline the customs framework. This follows major rationalisation in the
PM Modi to meet economists ahead of 2026-27 Budget
NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will meet eminent economists and sectoral experts on Tuesday to seek their views on the upcoming Budget, a senior government official said. Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala
TASMA urges Finance Minister to extend duty-free cotton import facility
NEW DELHI : The Tamil Nadu Spinning Mills Association (TASMA) has urged Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman to extend duty-free imports of cotton beyond December 31, 2025, as the country could face a cotton
Union Budget 2026 readies Next-Gen customs overhaul
NEW DELHI : Customs duty reform is shaping up to be the next major structural clean-up on the Government’s reform agenda, with the upcoming Union Budget expected to signal the start of a comprehensive
Bringing down India’s debt to GDP ratio priority from next fiscal : FM Sitharaman
NEW DELHI : Bringing down India’s debt to GDP ratio will be the core priority for the government from the next fiscal year, which begins on April 1, Indian Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman
PHDCCI presents pre-budget suggestions to Finance Minister for MSME sector
NEW DELHI : Industry body PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) presented a set of pre-budget suggestions for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector to the Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman,
Indian Economy likely to have grown between 7-7.5% during Q2 of FY26, suggest reports
NEW DELHI : A Finance Ministry report on Thursday indicated that the economic growth rate during the July-September quarter (Q2 of Fiscal Year 2025-26) could be in the range of 7-7.5 per cent. Statistics