<h1>Union Budget 2025: Boosts for AI, Digital Infrastructure, MSMEs; Concerns on GST for Advertising, NRI Investments Lacking Incentives.</h1> The Union Budget 2025 presents mixed outcomes for Gulf-based NRI businesses. While increased disposable income and focus on digital infrastructure, AI, and 5G are expected to boost marketing investments, the unchanged 18% GST on advertising services remains a concern for SMEs. The budget supports MSMEs with a Credit Guarantee Scheme, promoting Indian startups' expansion into the GCC. Agricultural productivity and middle-income tax relief are welcomed, but there is disappointment over the lack of incentives for NRI investments. Concerns remain about potential GST increases and additional charges, affecting consumers and UAE-based enterprises.