Budget 2024 Key Highlights: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Union Budget 2024-25 in the parliament on July 23. The Budget focused on provisioning for the agricultural sector, the introduction of schemes related to employment, loan schemes, announcements for financial support to the MSME sector, infrastructural development, and fiscal deficit projection at 4.9% with a commitment to reducing it down to 4.5%.
The government cut customs duties at the same time making changes in the capital gain taxes for the financial year. The “Taxation budget" comes in the form of a revision in tax slabs under the new tax policy. Stay tuned to our Budget 2024 key Highlights live blog for the latest updates. Read the latest news on Budget 2024 with our live coverage on the Income Tax Slab, Impact on Share Market, Budget Key Highlights, and Corporate Reactions.