Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented the Union Budget 2020, providing relief to middle class by slashing tax rates. A slew of items like tobacco products, cigarettes, medical equipments will become more expensive due to hike in taxes.

India's annual budget is all set to be revealed today (Saturday) in the Parliament by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. It is also PM Modi's second opportunity in seven months to refresh policy priorities to support an economy on a downward spiral.

Aadhaar card can now be used as a substitute of PAN card for all the purposes, including filing of tax returns, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during Budget presentation.

The BJP-led NDA government has proposed an increase of excise duty and cess on petrol and diesel, resulting in an upcoming hike in the selling price of the two comodities.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her first budget of BJP-led NDA government's second budget in the Lok Sabha on Friday. Starting her speech she said a "strong nation comes from a strong citizen."

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting her first budget on Friday with growth as its prime focus.

In its latest Monetary Policy, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) slashed repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 from 6.5 per cent. The reverse repo rate stands adjusted to 6.0 per cent, and the marginal standing facility rate and the bank rate has been kept 6.5 per cent. The new announcement has potential to reduce interest rates on loans.

In the union budget session day 1, held on February 1 in Parliament, Finance Minsiter Piyush Goal has announced proposal for mega pension scheme for farmers. The scheme will assure a monthly pension of Rs. 3000 on retirement of workers who have monthly income below ₹15,000, after 60 years of age.

Good news for middle income tax payers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Piyush Goyal's mission of bringing a revolutionary change in India by 2030 seems to be taking a true path. Mr. Goyal, today in union budget 2019, has doubled income tax exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh.

Copies of Budget 2019-20 has been security checked and Finance Minister Piyush Goyal is all set to present the much-awaited session today. Today, the government may announce some tax relief for the middle or lower income groups. But some tax experts don’t expect the finance minister to announce sweeping changes on the income tax front. Let's see what comes up at the end of the day. Till the big leaders make final decisions, let us check what common Indians are expecting from Budget 2019 on personal tax front: