-Finance minister concludes budget speech.

-Tax slabs and rates to be changed across the board.

-Raises nil income tax level to INR 12 lakh.

-To extend startups incorporation period to five yrs.

-To extend time limit for filing updated income tax return to 4 yrs from 2 yrs.

-Plans rationalization of TDS.

-Tax reform plan to focus on middle class.

-Plans new income tax with only half of current laws.

-To cut BCD on carrier grade ethernet switches.

-To add 35 more goods to exemption for EV battery parts

-To hike customs duty on flat panel display to 20%.

-Plans to add 36 drugs and medicines exempted from customs

-Sets FY26 gross market borrowing at 14.82T rupees.

-Sets FY26 budget deficit target at 4.4% of GDP.

-Sees FY25 budget gap at 4.8% of GDP.

-Plans Investment friendliness index of states.

-The government will offer a national guidance framework to help states promote global capability centers (GCCs) and enhance their growth.

-Plans FDI raising in insurance to 100%.

-Plans to introduce new income tax bill next week.

-Plans national geospatial mission.

-Allocates INR 200B for private sector R&D plan.

-Plans to develop top 50 tourism sites in country.

-The modified UDAN scheme will be launched to connect 120 new destinations and cater to 4 crore passengers over the next 10 years.

-Plans maritime development fund with corpus of INR 250B.

-Allocates INR 100B in FY26 for urban plan.

-Infrastructure: Allocation of Rs 1.5 lac cr for capex to states.

-Social Security plan to cover 10M GIG workers.

-Plans additional infra for 5 IITS started after 2014

-To set up national manufacturing mission.

-To support food processing, plans new institute in bihar.

-India Post to be transformed as a large public logistics organisation.

-Plans INR 100B fund-of-funds for startups.

-Agri program to help 1.7cr farmers.

-India farm plan to cover 100 districts with low productivity.

-India budget aims to invigorate private sector investment.

-India finance minister nirmala sitharaman starts budget speech.

-India is fastest growing among all major economies.

Tax slabs and rates to be changed across the board.

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