All eyes would be on FM Nirmala Sitharaman as she is expected to reply to the Union Budget debate at 4 pm today.

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With the upcoming high-stakes elections in Delhi, political parties like AAP and BJP focus heavily on offering freebies.

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In this live blog, senior editors for Economy and Business at The Indian Express provided updates from the Budget speech with an explanation of the provisions and what they mean.

In addition to the tax relief, the Finance Minister also introduced reforms to simplify the Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) system.

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With this budget we’re stating one thing very clearly, that credit availability is essential for people, for running their businesses, said the finance minister.

"The budget presented by Nirmala Sitharaman is a welcome move ... The Government’s ₹2 crore term loan scheme for first-time women entrepreneurs, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes ...

Budget 2025 Highlights: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ... announcement, Sitharaman stated that the Central government, in partnership with the states, will launch rural prosperity, ...

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The programme will focus on rural women, young farmers, rural youth, marginal and small farmers, and landless families, said Sitharaman. 2) Accelerating creation of new employment and businesses for ...