Budget 2021 LIVE Updates: The budget will come as an Economic Vaccine: Indian Chamber of Commerce

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January 30, 2021 / 07:24 PM IST

Budget 2021 LIVE Update |  A pandemic which damaged the global economy, the deepest quarterly contraction in Independent India’s history, the first annual contraction in four decades, the second highest number of COVID-19 cases worldwide, millions of jobs lost, a severe loss of activity across sectors, and slow recovery in others.

This is the reality facing Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who is going to present the Union Budget 2021-22 in the Lok Sabha on February 1. There will be a single-point agenda behind all her announcements, sops and measures: Reviving and restarting India. Read the full article here. 

January 30, 2021 / 07:10 PM IST

MC Manifesto | What Retail Investors Expect From FM Sitharaman In Budget 2021

MC Manifesto | What Retail Investors Expect From FM Sitharaman In Budget 2021

Watch the video to find out what are retail investors expecting from the Union Budget 2021.

January 30, 2021 / 07:10 PM IST

MC Manifesto | What Retail Investors Expect From FM Sitharaman In Budget 2021

MC Manifesto | What Retail Investors Expect From FM Sitharaman In Budget 2021

Watch the video to find out what are retail investors expecting from the Union Budget 2021.

January 30, 2021 / 05:57 PM IST

Budget 2021 LIVE Updates | The Indian Chamber of Commerce says the budget will come as an Economic Vaccine 

Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) expects that Union Budget 2021-22 will come as Economic Vaccine for the Indian Economy and steer India with the much needed stimulus to boost demand, consumer confidence and at the same time boost the purchasing power of the people.

Government expenditure would be a critical component for driving demand in the economy. ICC expects announcements towards large public investment and massive infrastructure push that would prompt a boost in demand and generate employment. Health, Rural & Agriculture sector should get higher allocations and targeted schemes.  

January 30, 2021 / 05:15 PM IST

Ever wondered what it was like to be the Finance Minister? Now you can, with Play the FM for the Budget 2021 | Allocate the Funds

<p>Ever wondered what it was like to be the Finance Minister? Now you can, with Play the FM for the Budget 2021 | Allocate the Funds</p>

Allocate the funds and Play The FM for the Budget 2021 only on Moneycontrol. In a year like no other, how will you manage the pulls and pushes of being the FM?

January 30, 2021 / 05:11 PM IST

January 30, 2021 / 04:47 PM IST

Budget 2021 Updates | What can be done to fix the damage of gargantuan proportions, one that is immediate and also have a positive effect on the economy over the longer term? For that, it is only fair to draw up the various constituents that move the wheels of the economy- the demographic health and economic well-being, enterprise and business, markets and financial institutions, global trade and sustainability, writes Harsh Goenka. Read the full story here. 

January 30, 2021 / 04:20 PM IST

Budget 2021 LIVE Updates |  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 30 chaired an all-party meet ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget. In the meeting attended by Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, TMC’s Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Shiv Sena MP Vinayak Raut, and SAD’s Balwinder Singh Bhunder the PM spoke at length on farmers agitation. (ANI) 

January 30, 2021 / 04:15 PM IST

What Does Government Spending In The First Nine Months Of FY21 Tell Us About Its Priorities?

What Does Government Spending In The First Nine Months Of FY21 Tell Us About Its Priorities?

There is likely to be a rejig of government spending in FY22

January 30, 2021 / 03:59 PM IST

Budget 2021 LIVE Updates | The Biju Janata Dal demands passage of contentious Women’s Reservation Bill in ongoing Budget Session of Parliament. (PTI) 

January 30, 2021 / 03:54 PM IST

Yogesh Patil Of LIC MF Says Budget 2021 Likely To Focus On Ways To Strengthen AtmaNirbhar Vision

Yogesh Patil Of LIC MF Says Budget 2021 Likely To Focus On Ways To Strengthen AtmaNirbhar Vision

The phenomenal journey of Sensex from 100 to 50000 has been enjoyed by all disciplined investors. The story has clearly highlighted the power of compounding with time, says Patil.

January 30, 2021 / 03:37 PM IST

Budget 2021 LIVE Updates | Economic Survey 2021says timely stringent lockdown ensured V-shaped recovery

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on January 29, tabled the Economic Survey 2021 in Parliament. In the survey, the government elaborated on the V-shaped economic recovery due to timely stringent lockdown amid COVID-19.

Economic Survey 2021 mentions that India took lessons from the Spanish flu experience and implemented an early and stringent lockdown from late March to May to curb the pace of spread of COVID-19. However, it added that this step had brought the economy to a standstill for two complete months. 

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