Budget 2026 sectoral expectations: With Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman scheduled set to announce Budget 2026 tomorrow, India’s manufacturing sector has listed its expectations from the Centre. Top on the list of demands are GST rationalisation, input cost recalibration, funding lines, policy and incentive measures, continued focus on infrastructure, skill development, and ease of doing business….

Budget 2026 expectations: With just a day left for the Union Budget 2026, expectations from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman are rising, especially for key sectors like railways that serve as the backbone of the country. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will deliver her Budget 2026 presentation at 11 am on Sunday, 1 February, marking her ninth…

India Budget 2026 Expectations LIVE Updates: Ahead of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech scheduled on 1 February, we take a look at what the industry wants from the government. This will be Sitharaman’s ninth consecutive Budget speech and is the first time that the India Union Budget will be presented on a Sunday in…

Budget 2026 Expectations on Income Tax LIVE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to deliver her ninth consecutive Union Budget tomorrow, with every person and industry of India looking up to her to get benefits. After a major relief to taxpayers last year, the middle class and salaried are expecting more income tax cuts in…

Instead of focusing mainly on subsidies or tariff support, the budget is likely to emphasise simpler rules, faster approvals and a more predictable regulatory environment, aimed at helping manufacturers move up the value chain and sell higher-value products in global markets. According to the first person cited above, who requested anonymity, the government believes manufacturing…

Zerodha co-founder Nithin Kamath has flagged concerns over the Securities Transaction Tax (STT), saying that as a market participant, he had always hoped that the Budget would reduce the levy, but it has instead continued to rise. In an X (formerly Twitter) post, he noted that STT was introduced when long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax…