Tag: Nirmala Sitharaman
Economy
Petrol, diesel not under GST: Sitharaman explains why
Article
Finance Ministry In Wrong Hands, Tax Regime Shows
A drop-out who is an expert in neither economics nor commerce, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has made a mess of the income tax and GST systems
Editorial
Parliament Session: Wishing A New Direction
MPs must seize the opportunity of no state election in the immediate future to discuss the work of every ministry with intent, calm composure and open minds
Editorial
Congress Economics That Modi Must End
Unlike voters in domestic politics, businesses overseas will not bear with Modi government's excuses for not changing bad Congress-made laws
India
Cabinet expansion on 8 July; 20 new inductions likely
The Union Cabinet can have 81 members. At present, there are 53 ministers. There is a scope for adding 28 new faces
Economy
Government withdraws interest rate cut order on PPF, other small saving schemes
The government appears to have had a rethink owing to a sharp backlash on social media about the middle class being squeezed
Economy
Sitharaman tries to allay fear of bank strikers
'Rahul Gandhi has… outsourced… comments to outsiders… two liners don't help,' the union finance minister said, responding to the INC leader's tweet
India
Sitharaman to INC: We don’t do ‘hum do humare do’
Earlier this month, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a Rs 34.5 lakh crore Budget for 2021-22 in the backdrop of the Covid pandemic