Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Budget has the potential to catalyse development with focus on rural development, agriculture and manufacturing sectors, say speakers at a meet

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Union Budget has the potential to catalyse development with focus on rural development, agriculture and manufacturing sectors, say speakers at a meet

Chartered accountants V. Bhagyateja and Gopi Devarakonda at a meeting organised on the Union Budget in Tirupati on Sunday. PRSI president K. Srinivasa Rao and Secretary D. Chandramohan are seen. | Photo Credit: K.V. Poornachandra Kumar Speakers at the ‘Discussion on annual budget 2025’ organised by the Tirupati chapter of Public Relations Society of India … Read more

‘We’ll be bound to hit the road’: After Gadkari, Mamata seeks rollback of GST on life, medical insurance premiums

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‘We’ll be bound to hit the road’: After Gadkari, Mamata seeks rollback of GST on life, medical insurance premiums

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday demanded that the Centre should roll back the goods and services tax (GST) on life and medical insurance premiums. Calling the tax on insurance premiums “bad”, she said that it adversely affects the people’s ability to take care of their basic needs.  “Our demand to Government of India … Read more

Budget must address fundamental questions, why is private investment very sluggish: Congress

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Budget must address fundamental questions, why is private investment very sluggish: Congress

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress on July 12 said the forthcoming Budget must address fundamental questions such as why private investment is “very sluggish” and private consumption is not picking up as the party dismissed claims that economic growth is accelerating sharply and large numbers of jobs being … Read more

Attack on Indian sovereignty, says Centre on Wall Street Journal advertisement

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Attack on Indian sovereignty, says Centre on Wall Street Journal advertisement

Senior adviser raises queries on the advertisement which called for sanctions against the Finance Minister, Enforcement Directorate chief and Supreme Court judges in Devas case Senior adviser raises queries on the advertisement which called for sanctions against the Finance Minister, Enforcement Directorate chief and Supreme Court judges in Devas case The government reacted strongly on … Read more

Budget 2021: FM holds pre-budget consultations with experts in infrastructure, energy

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Budget 2021: FM holds pre-budget consultations with experts in infrastructure, energy

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday held the 11th pre-budget consultations with experts in the field of infrastructure, energy and climate change, in view of the forthcoming Union Budget 2021-22. Apart from Sitharaman, Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Anurag Thakur, Finance Secretary Dr AB Pandey, Chief Economic Adviser K V Subramanian … Read more