Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

What did FM Sitharaman say on old tax demands? Whom this will help?

Nirmala Sitharaman in her speech said the government has proposed to withdraw old disputed direct tax demands of up to Rs 25,000 till FY10 and Rs 10,000 from FY 2010-11 to FY 2014-15. Experts say this could benefit one in eight taxpayers and could clear a backlog when it comes to issuing refunds

India and the World: A look at the 'global context' in Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech

From geopolitics to globalisation, the G20 presidency to the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sought to place India's Budget in a global context. But what does it mean? We break it down

FM says no income tax for people earning up to Rs 7.27 lakh per annum under new tax regime

Asserting that no section of the society has been left out by the government, she mentioned about skepticism in certain quarters when it was decided to provide income tax exemption for those earning up to Rs 7 lakh in the Union Budget for 2023-24.

GST has done justice to consumers by bringing rates down, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman further added that many common-use items and services have been exempted from GST for the benefit of the people

Is Barack Obama’s comment about Muslims in India a case of ‘look who’s talking’?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lashed out at Barack Obama over his recent remarks about the protection of Muslims in India. The former US president's comments came while Prime Minister Modi, his ‘good friend’, was in America for his first state visit

There is a rule of law in India, business heads don’t disappear overnight: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The unpredictability and randomness of an authoritarian political system cannot match the stability and predictability offered by a democracy such as India

G20 exploring cryptocurrency regulation, says India's Finance Minister Sitharaman

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has for several years debated drafting a law to regulate or even ban cryptocurrencies but has not made a final decision

Budget 2023-2024: From revised tax slabs to savings scheme for women, Nirmala Sitharaman’s biggest announcements

The last full Budget of the second term of the BJP-led NDA government saw the deposit limit for the Senior Citizens’ Savings Scheme raised from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 30 lakh, the highest-ever allocation for Indian Railways and the announcement of a next-generation common I-T form

Budget 2023: Government to launch Rs 2,200-crore Aatmanirbhar clean plant programme, says Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also said to enhance yield of extra long staple cotton, the government will adopt a cluster-based and value-chain approach

Finance Minister Sitharaman is correct: Rupee hasn’t weakened but dollar has strengthened

The Indian rupee stands on a relatively stronger footing vis-à-vis various other major currencies that have lost heavily against the US dollar