Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Budget on Saturday introduced new slabs and reduced the tax rate for different slabs for an individual income of up to Rs 15 lakh per annum provided the taxpayer opts for foregoing exemptions.

Budget 2020: Sitharaman's new optional tax slabs to give choice for people to decide

India's aid to the neighbouring countries for the financial year (FY) 2020-2021 stands at Rs 5084.65 crore. This forms a substantial chunk of India's aid globally which stands at Rs 5863.

Budget 2020: Indian aid to neighbouring countries stands at around 5,000 crore; Nepal sees a cut

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that she wanted to place money in the hands of the people, especially the middle class and lower-middle classes, in order to increase the spending capacity.

Wanted to increase spending capacity: Nirmala Sitharaman on Budget 2020

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget for the second time in her tenure on Saturday. Also read: Unwell Nirmala Sitharaman cuts short longest-ever Budget speech of Independent India The key highlights of the Budget 2020-2021 are as follows: Tax rates: Below Rs 5 lakh No tax Between Rs 2.

Union Budget 2020-21: Key takeaways in taxes, education, climate, transport, infrastructure, agriculture & medicine

Sensex tanked over 1,000 points on Saturday afternoon as proposals in the Union Budget 2020-21 failed to cheer investors. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced cuts in income tax rates for individuals and scrapping of dividend distribution tax (DDT) besides a host of measures to reverse the falling economic growth.

Sensex tumbles over 1,000 points after Budget announcements

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered the longest Budget speech on Saturday after she spoke for two hours and forty-one minutes. She also broke her own previous record of speaking for two hours and seventeen minutes in the previous Budget.

In longest Budget speech, Sitharaman recites Kashmiri poem, couplet in Tamil

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Railway Budget 2020 speech, as part of the Union Budget speech, announced many projects for Indian Railways besides announcing as many as 150 private trains on the Indian Railways network via the PPP model.

Railway Budget 2020 highlights: New trains, investments announced 

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget for the second time in her tenure on Saturday. In her speech she said, ''clean air is a matter of concern in large cities, propose to encourage states to formulate and implement plans to ensure clean air''.

Union Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman's key announcements on climate change

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her second Budget in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second term in what is considered to be the most difficult budget in a decade.

Budget 2020 political reactions: Govt calls Budget reform-oriented; Opposition terms it rambling, says 'no focus on job creation'

Budget 2020 highlights: Swachh Bharat funds, Railway PPP, agricultural credit target

As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for the financial year 2020-21 on Saturday, the domestic equity markets responded in a subdued manner with the BSE Sensex trading 600 points lower.

Budget 2020: Sensex plunges over 600 points

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman while announcing the Budget in Parliament today announced hundred per cent tax concession to sovereign wealth funds on investment in infrastructure projects.

25% tax for individuals annually earning between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 12.5 lakh: Sitharaman in Budget 2020

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget for the second time in her tenure on Saturday. Also read: Union Budget 2020-21 Live News Updates She made several announcements regarding the Rail, Road, ports and Air transports.

Union Budget 2020-21: Railway, Road, ports and Air transport announcements

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday pegged nominal gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 10 per cent for FY21 in the Union Budget presented on Saturday.

Nominal GDP growth for 2020-21 estimated at 10 per cent, says FM Sitharaman  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the Budget speech announced the allocation of Rs 99,300 crore for the education sector. Also Read: Union Budget 2020-21- Live News Updates "Special bridge courses will be designed for teachers, nurses, para-medical staff and caregivers," the minister said, while adding that the government proposes to attach medical colleges with district hospitals on the PPP model to deal with the shortage of doctors.

Union Budget 2020: Sitharaman allocates Rs 99,300 crore for education; proposes medical colleges with district hospitals on PPP model

Sensex and Nifty are trading flat as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was presenting her second budget. The decision for stock exchanges to open on Saturday was made after traders requested keep trading hours so that quick buys based on Budget initiatives can be made.

Sensex down by 60 points, Nifty 25 as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivers Budget speech 