List of Union Budget Articles

The term Union Budget came to the fore because India is the Union of States. The Constitution of India has established the federal form of Government in India. Therefore, it is called the Union of States.

Revised Estimates are mid-year review of possible expenditure, taking into account the trend of expenditure, New Services and New Instrument of Services etc. Revised Estimates are not voted by the Parliament, and hence by itself do not provide a35ny authority for expenditure.

Stock markets have responded blandly to the Interim Budget. At 2:25 p.m. on interim budget day, 1st February, 2024, Nifty 50 is down by 0.046%. Sensex is down by 0.086%.

Finance Minister presents the annual Union Budget in the Parliament generally on the last working day of February. The Budget is the most extensive account of the Government finances, in which revenues from all sources and expenses of all activities undertaken are aggregated.

The Union Budget presented for 2017-18 was path-breaking in many ways. With it, the day of the budget presentation was shifted from the end of February to the first day of February.

The most accurate measure of economic prosperity of a country is its GDP per capita or per capita income. It is calculated by dividing the total GDP of the country by its total population.

The key feature of Interim Budget 2024 is that it reiterated government’s commitment to fiscal consolidation and conservatism. It has set 5.1% fiscal deficit target for FY 25. For FY 26, the budget has projected fiscal deficit target of 4.6% of GDP. For FY 24, the revised estimate of fiscal deficit target has been kept at 5.8% of GDP. Fiscal deficit target as a % […]

The hospitality industry was among the industries most severely hit by Covid lockdowns. The industry expects more incentives from the Interim Budget. One of its key expectations is that GST rates on hotel rooms should be lowered. Currently, GST rate on hotel rooms is 12% for rooms priced below Rs 7,500. For rooms that are priced above Rs 7,500 per night, the GST rate is […]

When the expenditures of a government are more than its revenues in a given financial year, it is known as fiscal deficit. When the revenues of the government are more than the expenditures, then it is known as fiscal surplus.