Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

Demonetisation: Why are RBI, govt mum on banned notes floating in other countries, currency exchanges?

It is the duty of the government and the monetary authority of a country to fulfill the promise given to the holder of currency notes that their value will be protected

RBI governor Urjit Patel meets Arun Jaitley; discusses issues for the monetary policy review in June

Ahead of the next monetary policy review, RBI governor Urjit Patel called on finance minister Arun Jaitley to discuss various macro-economic issues

Arun Jaitley denies allegations of BJP orchestrating political fissures in Tamil Nadu after Jayalalithaa's death

Arun Jaitley squashed allegations that BJP is running a proxy government in TN, said it was not unusual for state ministers to come to Centre about issues

New cattle trade rule not related to states' cow slaughter laws: Arun Jaitley

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday rejected criticism that the Centre was infringing upon states' rights on the cattle issue, saying the order has nothing do with slaughter of cattle which is governed by respective state laws.

Arun Jaitley sues Arvind Kejriwal for Rs 10 crore after Delhi CM's lawyer Ram Jethmalani's 'crook' remark

Jaitley, who was being cross-examined, furiously asked Jethmalani whether the word "crook" used by him was in his personal capacity or as per the instruction of Kejriwal.

Finance Bill 2017 makes it easy to launder money through a political party: Here's how

The Finance Bill, 2017 introduced a variety of changes: One key amendment was how political parties were financed. This author discussed earlier how the changes to the Companies Act, 2013 would have devastating effects on shareholder transparency but there is something deeper hidden in the legislative framework:

Union Budget 2017: Nitish Kumar slams Centre over 'killing' Railway autonomy

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday criticised the Centre for clubbing the Rail Budget with the general Budget saying "it has killed the autonomy of Railways", the lifeline of the country.

A fairly routine Budget, says former RBI Governor C Rangarajan

New Delhi: Describing the Union Budget for 2017-18 as "a fairly routine Budget", former RBI Governor C Rangarajan on Wednesday said changing the road map to reach the fiscal deficit target of 3 per cent over the year will make a mockery of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act.

Demonetisation, GST to make society tax compliant: Arun Jaitley

Stating that the impact of demonetisation cannot be delinked from this, he said excessive paper currency has its own vices and temptation including corruption.

GST rate structure: Common man stands to gain most from Modi’s diluted tax revolution

The GST council also had to address the political compulsions of various states and parties while deciding the structure.