The Lok Sabha approved the Finance Bill 2025, which included 35 government amendments.
The Union Budget 2025-26 envisages a total expenditure of Rs 50.65 lakh crore, an increase of 7.4 per cent over the current fiscal.
The total capital expenditure proposed for the next fiscal is Rs 11.22 lakh crore and an effective capital expenditure of Rs 15.48 lakh crore.
It proposes a gross tax revenue collection of Rs 42.70 lakh crore and a gross borrowing of Rs 14.01 lakh crore.
The fiscal deficit for FY26 is projected at 4.4 per cent against 4.8 per cent in the current fiscal.
Under the new framework of the Finance Bill 2025, the tax officials can access encrypted communications, cloud storage, and the digital asset exchanges if they believe a person has concealed taxable income or cryptocurrency holdings.