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.
The Budget estimate of capital expenditure for FY2020-21 was Rs 4.12 lakh crore.
The announcement was made by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha as she presented the Budget 2021-22.
'RBI predicts a strong likelihood of the Indian economy returning to positive growth in Q3:2020-21, ahead by a quarter of the earlier forecast,' Finance Minister said.
He alleged that the government forgot the agenda for a $10 trillion economy.
ITC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, spurting over 2 per cent, followed by Infosys, Asian Paints, HCL Tech, Maruti, PowerGrid, ICICI Bank and TCS.
