Robust investment activity to boost growth but inflation a concern: FinMin

NEW DELHI :Robust investment activity and strong private consumption demand will drive the Indian economy in FY25 amid sluggish global growth, the finance ministry on Friday said in its economic review for February. However, challenges such as the impact of the ongoing crisis in the Red Sea and rising crude oil prices loom over the …

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Union ministries have used up only 68% of revised budgetary allocation for FY24

NEW DELHI :A large number of Union ministries had utilised only about two-thirds of their revised budgetary allocations for 2023-24 in the first nine months of the financial year. The actual total expenditure between April and December was ₹30.41 trillion, against the revised allocation of ₹44.90 trillion for 56 ministries, the Union finance ministry said …

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Pandemic to Prosperity: Finance Ministry’s Report Says India’s Digital Infra Empowers Citizens, Fuels Growth

The Ministry of Finance’s recently released report, ‘The Indian Economy – A Review’, has lauded India’s digital transformation, highlighting the success of the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and its significant role in delivering services with a citizen-centric focus. ALSO READ | Finance Ministry’s Latest Report Highlights 8% Industrial Growth Trajectory Fuelled by Make in India, …

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GST collection in December rises 10% YoY to ₹1.65 lakh crore

Central and state governments collected ₹1,64,882 crore ( ₹1.65 trillion) in goods and services tax (GST) revenue in December, a notch below the average so far this year of ₹1.66 trillion per month, but still a 10.3% jump from a year ago. The Centre and states had collected around ₹1.5 trillion in December 2022. The …

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India’s GDP growth to ‘comfortably’ exceed 6.5% in FY24, momentum to sustain in December quarter: Finance Ministry

India’s economy is expected to comfortably surpass the government’s growth estimate of 6.5 per cent in FY24, the Finance Ministry said in its half-yearly economic review report, released on December 29. The Finance Ministry said the momentum the Indian economy gained in the second quarter of FY24 is likely to be sustained in the following …

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India Issues Compliance ‘Show Cause’ Notices to 9 Offshore Exchanges Including Binance and KuCoin

The Indian government has issued compliance show cause notices to nine offshore crypto exchanges under its Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), it announced on Thursday. The notices were issued by India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) which falls under the nation’s Finance Ministry. Binance, KuCoin, Huobi, Kraken, Gate.io, Bittrex, Bitstamp, MEXC Global and Bitfinex are …

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