Budget 2024
Budget 2024
Budget 2024
BREAKUP OF INCOME
FISCAL DEFICITS: IMPROVEMENT ON TRACK
QUALITY OF EXPENDITURE IMPROVING
CAPEX INCREASE
B.I.G. Budget For Growth & Employment
Push towards net zero, clean tech and green mobility led by EVs
The government wants to promote battery manufacturing via reduction of
duty in capital goods w.r.t to lithium-ion cell manufacturing.
Adequate support to be provided for scrappage of old vehicles at both Centre
and state levels.
25% increase in road infrastructure outlay
AGRI
Fertilizer allocation for nutrient based subsidy (NBS) is down 38% from revised
estimates to Rs 440bn while for Urea is down 14.9% from revised estimates to
Rs 1.3trn.
The agriculture credit target has been increased to ~Rs20 trillion with focus
on animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries.
MSME FINANCING
25% increase in capex spending. Key focus sectors include Roads (25% YoY),
Railways (15% YoY) and Defence (8% YoY).
NHAI spending increased by 14.5% to 1.6 trn
Strong capex growth (+55% YoY) in allocation to Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways (MORTH)
No borrowings have been budgeted for NHAI in FY24 similar to FY23
Railways capex increased by 15% to Rs 2.9 trn Majority of spending is through
budget vs IEBR
Defence expenditure increased by 8.4% to Rs 1.66 trn
Consumer staples
Focus on Make in India through reduction in input cost and incentive to new
energy sectors.
Govt. reduced Basic Custom Duty on raw materials like Denatured Ethyl
Alcohol, Acid grade fluorspar, crude glycerin, Vinyl Chloride and others.
Emphasis on battery energy storage systems with a capacity of 4,000 MWH
will be supported with VGF. BCD exemption have been extended on lithium-
ion cells, EVA sheet/solar tempered glass used in solar cells or modules by one
year.