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FM says new tax regime has been made 'very attractive'
Nirmala said the Budget focuses on middle class, employment generation, MSMEs, agriculture sector, rural population, health and green growth
11 Feb 2023 7:22 AM
Sanjaya Baru | The State in the economy and state of the economy
Returning to the 7.0 to 8.0 per cent growth path is the only way in which the next decade can hope to be dubbed as “Amrit Kaal”
06 Feb 2023 12:36 AM
FM lists 7 Budget priorities: Tax slab changes; middle class focus; Rlys boost
Finance minister gives Rs.10 lakh crore boost to building infrastructure
02 Feb 2023 7:06 AM
Sitharaman takes tablet in red pouch to Parliament to present paperless Budget
She posed for the traditional 'briefcase' picture outside her office along with her team of officials before heading to meet the President
01 Feb 2023 10:38 AM
AA Edit | Madam FM, pursue growth above all
The Budget would be judged for its ability to unleash the Indian economy on a rapid growth path.
30 Jan 2023 12:47 AM
Sanjaya Baru | Budget 2023: Capital strike subdues the ‘animal spirits’
It has become a habit for most governments to make the annual Budget speech a statement of past achievements and grand promises.
23 Jan 2023 12:28 AM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman admitted to AIIMS
The 63-year-old has been admitted in a private ward of the hospital
26 Dec 2022 1:53 PM
AA Edit | Make middle class growth engine in coming Budget
The middle classes are not seen as too crucial and are all but forgotten
28 Nov 2022 1:44 AM
India Inc. wants I-T cuts, focus on job creation, tax slabs
CII asks the government to lower income tax rates to help revive consumption demand
22 Nov 2022 6:51 AM
Coal is going to be back again as gas becoming unaffordable: FM Sitharaman
Russia has sharply curtailed natural gas shipments to Europe in retaliation for sanctions that the West put in place after Ukraine invasion
16 Oct 2022 12:49 PM
Avoid unidimensional view of Indian subsidies: FM Nirmala Sitharaman to World Bank
It is important to differentiate between distortive subsidies and targeted support to the vulnerable households, Nirmala said
15 Oct 2022 11:19 AM
FM Sitharaman to India Inc: What stops you from investing
FM expressed concerns over an issue of payment of dues to micro, small, and medium enterprises and asked big corporates to clear their dues
14 Sep 2022 7:53 AM
Centre cuts excise duty on petrol by Rs.8 and diesel by Rs.6
Petrol price down Rs 9.5/l, diesel Rs 7 after Centre cuts excise duty
22 May 2022 2:00 AM
Nirmala meets IMF chief; discusses impact of geopolitical situation on global growth
IMF chief highlighted India's well-targeted policy mix which helped the country's economy remain resilient even with a limited fiscal space
19 Apr 2022 11:09 AM
Sitharaman defends EPFO interest rate
Union finance minister was replying to a debate in the Rajya Sabha on the supplementary spending for the current fiscal
22 Mar 2022 12:12 AM
FM defends time taken to file fraud complaint in ABG Shipyard
The Minister said that the time taken to detect the fraud was less than normal
14 Feb 2022 11:18 PM
Union Budget 2022 highlights: No Income Tax change, digital rupee, 5G, hike in Capex
Budget seeks to lay the foundation and give a blueprint of the economy over Amrit Kal of next 25 years
01 Feb 2022 10:14 AM
GST council puts off rate hike on textiles
The matter has been referred to the tax rate rationalisation committee and it will be discussed again at the next meeting of the council
01 Jan 2022 7:13 AM
Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 46th GST Council meeting in Delhi
Finance ministers of States and Union Territories and senior officials are attending the meeting held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi
31 Dec 2021 1:25 PM
Neither PM nor finance minister know economics: Subramanian Swamy
The BJP MP also held the Union finance minister responsible for the price rise in the country, saying she does not consult anyone
14 Dec 2021 10:39 AM
Columns
The basic issue before us is the mega-chaos, confusion and conflict in the nation’s capital due to the indigenous brand of “dyarchy”
Like the Vande Bharat trains, it is a solution to problems that do not exist
A re-enactment of a meaningless ritual whose historicity is dubious has now been made the keystone of India’s parliamentary democracy
The “single pillar” has always been shown as the boon of the world’s largest party