Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 2026–27, advancing government’s fiscal plansThe Finance Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha. This marks a key step for the Central Government's financial plans for 2026-2027. The bi...
25 Mar, 2026, 01.33 PM IST
Budget: FMCG makers say tax relief, enhanced spending on rural development to spur consumptionFMCG companies anticipate a boost in consumption growth due to tax reliefs and increased rural investments from the FY26 Budget. Finance Mi...
02 Feb, 2025, 04.02 PM IST
Budget may trigger consumption revival as purchasing power increases for middle class: FMCG companiesThe budget aims to boost urban consumption by increasing the disposable income of the middle class through significant tax relief measures....
01 Feb, 2025, 03.39 PM IST
Budget 2024: FMCG companies, retailers hope for improved salesProposed tax relief measures for the middle class are expected to increase disposable income and boost discretionary spending, benefiting r...
24 Jul, 2024, 10.08 AM IST
Budget Bonanza: How Budget measures can supercharge your wallet and retail therapyThe upcoming Budget for Modi 3.0 is expected to focus on infrastructure development, rural consumption, and domestic manufacturing to stren...
19 Jul, 2024, 12.26 PM IST
India will remain a rewarding market on a bottom-up basis: Ashwini AgarwalI think there was a lot of disruption in the rural disposable income on account of the disruption in jobs in the urban area on a post COVID...
07 May, 2024, 12.35 PM IST
Tax slab rejig could help bolster disposable income, boosting consumption across segments: FMCG cos"Without being populist, it has been responsible and pragmatic to encourage investment and boost economic growth. With the rejigging of tax...
02 Feb, 2023, 02.35 AM IST
Budget 2023 should be good for auto sales, says Maruti Suzuki’s Shashank Srivastava“The rural demand this year so far has been slightly higher than urban demand. The growth of retail in rural is about 24% compared to 22% f...
01 Feb, 2023, 03.53 PM IST
FMCG companies hope for a booster shot from Budget 2023Companies said it will be the last full budget presented by the current federal govt ahead of the 2024 general election and will set the to...
10 Jan, 2023, 09.36 PM IST
China's per capita GDP crosses USD 10,000-mark for the first timeThe per capita Gross Domestic Product in 2019 reached 10,276 US dollars at the average exchange rate, exceeding the 10,000-dollar mark, Dir...
17 Jan, 2020, 05.38 PM IST
Budget 2019 consumption-oriented: Industry officialsAmong the measures announced, the FM said that under the Prime Minister Kisaan Samman Nidhi scheme, farmers holding up to 2 hectare of land...
01 Feb, 2019, 03.23 PM IST
FMCG players want Budget to focus on rural wages, job creationThe industry has sought incentives for setting up warehousing and cold chain facilities and efforts to increase Foreign Direct Investment (...
22 Jan, 2018, 01.37 PM IST
Budget 2016: More income in farmers’ hands to drive demandRural growth decelerated to single digits last year from mid-teens in 2010-14, but several industry leaders expect an uptick now.
01 Mar, 2016, 04.14 AM IST
Durables companies like Panasonic India, LG Electronics, Dabur and others to reap agriculture boom harvestSales of consumer goods, electronics, tractors, two-wheelers and cars are feeling the positive ripple effects of the happier economic envir...
12 Oct, 2013, 08.59 AM IST
- Rural markets beat cities in FMCG sales growth
Rural consumers are displaying considerable resilience in spends on fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) despite the economic slowdown, say to...
08 Dec, 2008, 03.23 AM IST
You better start shopping around: Adi GodrejThe Budget will benefit all income groups especially the reduction in Cenvat rate from 16% to 14%. Budget 2008 Analysis: Ernst & Young I Mo...
02 Mar, 2008, 09.17 PM IST
You better start shopping aroundThe Budget will benefit all income groups. First, the reduction in Cenvat rate from 16% to 14% will benefit all consumers because goods wil...
01 Mar, 2008, 04.14 AM IST