Union Budget 2026 expectations

      KPMG in India conducted an online survey to gauge industry sentiment and expectations across sectors

      Budget 2026 can drive higher R&D investment, accelerate innovation, and mission scale capital to strengthen India’s technology leadership

      Budget 2026 can fuel India’s transformation powering services, manufacturing, infrastructure and capital to drive Viksit Bharat with speed and stamina

      Infrastructure sector eyes Budget 2026 with hopes for a Budget of Certainty, capex efficiency, and a widened green infrastructure push

      Conversations with experts

      Lower short-term cap gains to tax certainty | Sunil Badala

      Sunil Badala in conversation with CNBC-TV18 on high expectations for cuts in both long term and short-term capital gains tax in the Union Budget 2026.
       

      ET Budget Boardroom | Naveen Aggarwal

      Naveen Aggarwal in conversation with ET Digital on policy ideas that can help India scale its manufacturing strength and deepen its role in global supply chain.
       



      India Union Budget 2026-27

      Join KPMG in India’s Budget Day webinars as our specialists break down key updates from the Union Budget 2026–27.

      Budget Day - 2 February 2026 | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. IST

      Foreign Portfolio Investors - 2 February 2026 | 02:00 p.m. IST

      Our insights

      World Economic Forum

      Yezdi Nagporewalla shares his insights on how India can create long-term economic value during his conversation with NDTV Profit

      World Economic Forum

      Akhilesh Tuteja and other KPMG leaders share their key takeaways on how AI can add business value at Davos 2026 during conversation with Reuters Plus

       

      Economy and Growth

      Reinforcing India’s role by advancing reforms, strengthening reliability and deepening resilient capabilities

      Cyber Security

      The DPDP Rules 2025 serves as a crucial extension to the DPDP Act 2023, providing operational clarity for entities processing digital personal data

      Discover our perspectives

      🖅 Transformation

      Leveraging responsible technology for a future-ready urban India

      Embracing responsible technology and innovation, India can move beyond toward cities that are efficient, resilient, and deeply human in how they serve their residents

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      Leveraging responsible technology for a future-ready urban India

      🖅 Supply Chain

      KPMG 2025 Global Life Sciences CEO Outlook

      Exploring CEO views on economic growth, technology investments, workforce and ESG

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      Supply chains in a changing world: Top 3 trends to watch out for in 2026

      🖅 Workforce

      AI workforce readiness: India’s growth catalyst for 2028

      India’s AI-driven transformation accelerates as CEOs prioritise workforce readiness for future growth

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      Custodians of trust: Building resilience in an era of complexity

      🖅 Artificial Intelligence

      Regulating AI in education: India’s enablement-first approach

      India’s education ecosystem needs an enablement-first AI approach balancing innovation with privacy, equity, oversight, and public interest

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      India's data center revolution: Powering the trillion-dollar digital dream

      🖅 Energy and Renewables

      EVs – A powerful engine for India’s decarbonisation and industrial transformation

      India’s EV transition can reduce emissions, address air quality, electrify high utilisation segments, creating a globally competitive industrial base

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      EVs – A powerful engine for India’s decarbonisation and industrial transformation

      🖅 Trade and tariffs

      The global trade outlook 2026: What comes next, and where does India fit in?

      From tariffs to tech breakthroughs, 2026 will reshape global trade and test resilience worldwide

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      Integrating AI and human expertise in third-party risk management


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      Events

      January

      28 - 31 January

      Join KPMG in India as the knowledge partner at the Wings India 2026

      February

      06 February

      Key requirements of the NFRA Circular on effective communication between statutory auditors and TCWG

      February

      12 February

      Join KPMG in India at the ET India Inc on the Move: Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing

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      The 2025 edition of 'Secure in India', a KPMG in India and Data Security Council of India intiative is focused on GCC empowered global cyber and digital risk management. We invite you to participate in the survey on or before 28 February 2026.

      This survey explores the evolving role of women leaders, the systemic enablers and barriers they face, and the impact of inclusive leadership on enterprise success. We invite you to participate in the survey on or before 28 February 2026.