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Source: Live Mint There is a spring in the step of Indian consumer-related companies after the budget 2025’s proposal to make income up to ₹12 lakh tax-free under the new tax regime. With more disposable income in the hands of millions of taxpayers, the expectation is that consumers would be encouraged to spend more on…
Source: Live Mint Mumbai: After finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered a consumption-supporting budget, the ball is now in the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) court to deliver the last-mile push to growth with a rate cut next week. A majority of economists believe that the budget has set the stage for a rate cut by…
Source: Live Mint Budget 2025: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the revision of tax slabs for taxpayers under the new tax regime. This has, undoubtedly, made the new tax regime even more attractive for the taxpayers. Does this mean that today’s Budget rang a death knell for the old tax regime? Let us understand…
Source: Live Mint This means that AIF income, previously treated as business income, will now be considered capital gains. While capital gains are taxed at 12.5%, the highest business income tax slab is 30%. The amendment is significant given that, according to data from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), more than 1,400…
Source: Live Mint Budget 2025, Income Tax Slab Update: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Union Budget 2025 speech announced new income tax slabs for salaried individuals. As per Sitharaman, under the New Tax Regime, taxpayers with income up to ₹12 lakhs are now exempted. We take a look at what the new income tax…
Source: Live Mint Budget 2025: The Indian stock market experienced high volatility on Saturday, February 1, following the FY26 Union Budget announcement by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. While the budget introduced major changes in income tax slabs, shifting more money into the hands of middle-class consumers, market sentiment remained mixed due to concerns over government…
Source: Live Mint The big day is here! FM Sitharaman will deliver her 8th Budget speech at 11 a.m. Even though it’s a Saturday, stock markets (BSE and NSE) will remain open. This will be her second full Budget under Modi 3.0 and her eighth overall, including six annual and two interim Budgets during the…
Source: Live Mint UPI enabled credit cards are rapidly evolving the financial inclusion landscape in India. This is getting possible by combining convenience of UPI services with the benefits of seamless credit availability. According to Kiwi’s 2024 credit card trends report, these cards account for an average of about 40 monthly transactions per user. Now…
Source: Live Mint Income tax calculator: As we are aware that the new tax regime will become a default regime in FY2023-24, taxpayers are meant to calculate their income tax as per the lower slab rates sans major deductions and exemptions that are no longer allowed in this regime. Although the new tax regime does not offer…
Source: Live Mint Mumbai: Anticipating a significant movement in stocks in response to key upcoming events – the Union Budget for FY26 on Saturday and the RBI policy meeting outcome on 7 January, market participants raised aggregate positions in Nifty futures contracts to a seven-year high on Thursday, according to provisional exchange data. Nifty combined…
