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RSS feed for this sectionIndia Budget FY24 – Balanced with Focus on Capex & Fiscal Consolidation
February 2, 2023Key Highlights 1. Continuing on the path of Fiscal Consolidation Projected fiscal deficit at 5.9% of GDP for FY24 – in line with the fiscal consolidation glide path – to…Continue Reading
India Budget FY23: Pro-Growth Budget With Focus On Capital Expenditure
February 2, 2022A budget focused on investment led growth with higher spending on capital expenditure and no major surprises or shocks. Key Highlights 1. Significant Focus on Capex Higher than expected increase…Continue Reading
Is it good to be Risk-Seeking or Risk-Averse?
September 15, 2020This question would have arisen in the minds of all investors at some part of their investment journey. I would like to try giving a solution to this question. To…Continue Reading
India Budget 2020-21 – Conservative and Incremental
February 3, 2020Given the context of an economic slowdown, expectations were high for strong growth measures to revive the economy. The budget was predominantly ‘incremental’ in nature sticking to a fiscally conservative…Continue Reading
Key Takeaways from the Union Budget 2019
July 5, 2019This being an election year, the Union Government had only declared an interim budget in February. The final union budget 2019 was presented by the new finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman,…Continue Reading
Budget 2018 impact – Why ELSS still scores over PPF
March 12, 2018After the 2018 budget imposed a 10% tax on long-term capital gains from equity last month, there was a debate whether ELSS still remains the best investment option to save…Continue Reading
Budget 2018 Impact: Are equity funds still attractive?
February 19, 2018While there was much talk about bringing back the Long Term Capital Gains tax on equity instruments, the Union Budget 2018 still managed to surprise us by the way in…Continue Reading
New tax structure of mutual funds
February 5, 2018The Union Budget 2018 has changed taxation rules for equity-oriented mutual funds. Taxation of all other funds (debt funds, debt-oriented hybrid, gold, international, fund-of-funds) remains the same as before. Here’s…Continue Reading
Budget 2018 leaves little for markets to focus on
February 2, 2018One of the signs of a maturing economy is that the Nation’s budget becomes just a year-end accounting and budgeting job. While India may not be there yet, that there…Continue Reading
The impact of Budget 2018 on your investments
February 2, 2018The Budget 2018 proposal does not seek to leave more money in your hands. But by not pleasing you much, it has sought to keep its fiscal situation from deteriorating…Continue Reading