India offers middle-class tax relief to support growth

India offers middle-class tax relief to support growth; targets narrower budget gap
India plans to cut personal income tax rates to boost middle-class spending power, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, as she announced an annual budget that also sought to increase private investment to strengthen growth.
Takeaways from India's budget that slashes income tax on the salaried middle class to spur growth
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government presented an annual budget to Parliament on Saturday that focused on wooing the salaried middle class with tax cuts and spurring economic growth by boosting agriculture and manufacturing.
India's annual budget announced big tax breaks to boost spending of the middle class
The Indian government has announced big tax breaks to boost spending of the country's middle class. In its annual budget presentation, the government also announced plans to bring in more private investment and measures to assist the poor and farmers.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Union Budget 2025 and said that tax relief given by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will provide big benefits to middle class and salaried employees.
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