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Grant Thornton Bharat’s PolicyCast is your window into policy, tax, and regulatory developments. Each episode features expert perspectives on issues that matter to businesses, individuals, and the wider economy.
The June 2026 edition of the Grant Thornton Bharat Monthly Tax Bulletin provides a concise summary of key developments in direct taxes, FEMA, transfer pricing, and indirect taxes for May 2026.
The June 2026 edition of our GST Compendium analyses key judicial pronouncements, advance rulings, customs updates, GSTN enhancements, and direct tax developments influencing compliance obligations and tax positions.
Union Budget 2026 positions finance as the strategic lever for resilient growth, rebuilding India’s financial architecture by strengthening risk sharing, capital markets, NBFCs, banking reform and structured credit flows to support long-term investment and stability.
Detailed analysis of Union Budget 2026‑27 tax proposals for individual taxpayers, covering income tax changes, TDS/TCS rationalisation, compliance relief and procedural measures aimed at simplifying personal tax obligations.
Union Budget 2026–27 direct tax proposals emphasise clarity, certainty and ease of compliance, with measures such as implementation of the Income-tax Act 2025, simplified rules and forms, automated lower TDS certificates, extended timelines for revised returns, rationalised prosecution provisions and technology-led processes to improve taxpayer experience and reduce litigation.
Explore Grant Thornton Bharat’s pre-Budget 2026 insights across sectors including automotive, banking, technology, infrastructure, healthcare, taxation, and investment priorities shaping India’s economic, regulatory, and policy landscape.
Union Budget 2026–27 marks a structural turning point for India’s technology economy. Rather than approaching technology through isolated sectoral incentives, the Budget articulates a connected national strategy that treats technology as core economic infrastructure.
Budget 2026 outlines decisive policy shifts for India’s auto and EV sector, focusing on battery cost reduction, semiconductor localisation, cleaner logistics and stronger domestic value addition to support resilient, climate-aligned growth.
As Budget 2026 nears, the middle class seeks tax relief, simpler compliance, and policies that encourage savings.
As Budget 2026 nears, the middle class seeks tax relief, simpler compliance, and policies that encourage savings.
Union Budget 2026 could be a catalyst for Global Capability Centres (GCCs) by providing regulatory clarity, digital infrastructure investment, future-ready skill development and streamlined approvals to cement India’s role as a global hub for innovation and high-value enterprise work.
Economic Survey 2025-26 outlines India’s macroeconomic performance, growth drivers, inflation dynamics and fiscal consolidation, offering key policy signals ahead of the Union Budget 2026
Economic Survey 2025-26 highlights technology as a core pillar of India’s growth strategy ahead of Union Budget 2026. It positions digital infrastructure, AI, data centres and applied innovation as essential economic capital, reshaping productivity, resilience and state capacity while redefining policy expectations for the technology industry.
Budget 2026 may mark a turning point in India’s digital trade policy as the WTO e-commerce moratorium on customs duties nears expiry. This article examines whether India is preparing to introduce a new Chapter 99 under the customs tariff to classify and potentially levy duties on digital goods, the implications for sovereignty, domestic industry protection, revenue mobilisation and the feasibility of taxing digital transmissions.
PolicyCast Episode 22 explores the practical role of AI in transfer pricing, including how data quality, automation and predictive insights enhance benchmarking, documentation and audit risk management for tax and finance functions.
Budget 2026 should prioritise scale and staying power for India’s capital markets by enhancing liquidity, deepening equity and debt markets, strengthening long-term savings frameworks and improving access for retail and institutional investors to support resilient investment and economic growth.
The Economic Survey 2025-26 places the financial services sector at the centre of India’s growth–resilience trade-off, positioning it not merely as an intermediary of capital but as a strategic shock absorber in an increasingly volatile global environment. The survey’s core message is that India must “run a marathon and sprint at the same time” and has direct and layered implications for banks, NBFCs, insurers, asset managers, and capital market institutions.
India’s move to allow 100% FDI in insurance marks a major shift in sector liberalisation. This report explores market potential, growth drivers, deal activity and entry strategies for global insurers.