Shortly after the chief minister mentioned about giving a monthly allowance to women of the state, the entire Opposition stood up and started demanding clarification from the government on the matter.
E-Gaming Federation (EGF), an organization representing top online skill gaming operators in India, applauded the government for the proposed amendments in TDS on net winnings from online gaming, announced in Budget 2023-24.
Reacting to the state budget presented in Assembly today , the SAD president rubbished claims of increase in revenue, saying “figures have been conveniently fudged to hide the truth from Punjabis”.
The budget projects the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) for the current year 2022-23 to grow at 8 per cent over 2021-22 at constant prices, higher than the 7 per cent growth at the national level.
The theme is on display in big banners and hoardings put up in the state capital's vintage points, and newspaper advertisements.
In the Finance Minister‘s budget speech, the word ‘development‘ occurs 38 times, followed by ‘infrastructure‘ which occurs 28 times and ‘growth‘ which occurs 15 times. The message is unmistakable the government believes that development and growth are to be brought via the medium of investment in infrastructure. Infrastructure has been the focus of this budget, as it was in the last two years also
Record capital investment of Rs 10 lakh crore proposed; income tax rebate raised to Rs 7 lakh in new tax regime for individuals.
"The first budget of 'Amrit Kaal' reflects the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visionary leadership," said the BJP chief.
The AAP-led Delhi government has always been critical for the budgetary allocation to the national capital city.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023-24 in the Parliament on Wednesday.
