Foreign investors selling Indian equities due to ‘profit booking’: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday said the foreign institutional investors (FII) are selling Indian equities lately due to the profit booking.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday said the foreign institutional investors (FII) are selling Indian equities lately due to the profit booking.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha that indirect tax under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has significantly reduced over the years since its implementation.
In a significant move during her Union Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has allocated Rs 6.81 lakh crore to the defence sector for FY25, marking a modest increase from last year’s allocation of Rs 6.21 lakh crore. This reflects the government’s unwavering focus on fortifying India’s defence capabilities.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced changes in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) laws under the Union Budget 2025-26 in a bid to ensure trade facilitation.
The state finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya will present the budget on 12 February after the Budget Session will commence on 10 February.
Mr Mitra apprehended that these Plants in Bengal would “either be asset stripped or sold off in the name of disinvestment, having crippled them through the current policy shift”.
Sitharaman said that there should be complete trust between the industry and the government to sustain growth amid Covid-19 pandemic situation.
"We want banks to meet the aspirations of the country,” she said.
Funds have been committed to the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for the next five years, textile parks are to come up in the next three years. Similarly, a scheme to benefit discoms is to come up in the next five years, a scheme to fly the Indian flag on merchantmen would take five years. Such instances abound, lessening the clarity of Budget provisions
"The procurement has also continued to increase at a steady pace. This has resulted in increase in payment to farmers substantially," she said.
