Tag: Nirmala Sitharaman
India considers spending curbs to protect fiscal deficit target
India’s government is weighing spending cuts across parts of the budget as higher oil prices inflate subsidy bills and threaten to derail its fiscal consolidation…
Government forwent Rs 1 lakh crore via excise duty cuts to shield consumers from fuel inflation: FM
Mumbai: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government had foregone more than Rs 1 lakh crore annually in tax revenues through excise duty…
FM Sitharaman says Government open to hear investor concerns on LTCG, STCG taxation
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government is willing to listen to concerns raised by stock market investors regarding the…
FM asks lenders to go beyond standard loans, design credit repayments around biz cycles
Mumbai: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged banks to go beyond standard loan products and design such offerings where repayments are structured around the unique…
The three Fs that Sitharaman flagged as India braces for a widening global oil shock, forex strain
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday called for sharper focus on what she termed the three “Fs” — fuel, fertiliser and foreign exchange — amid…
PMJJBY, PMSBY settle claims worth Rs 25,160 cr since their launch in 2015
New Delhi: Jansuraksha schemes like Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana have settled claims of about Rs 25,160 crore…
ET Awards: Sitharaman flags AI threat and global risks, says reforms on the way to support India Inc growth
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government is working on fresh reforms to ease regulatory compliance burden for India Inc, adding that a reforms package…
Tell us what you need to invest more: FM Sitharaman to India Inc
Mumbai: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday underscored the government’s resolve to cushion vulnerable sections, such as farmers, from a surge in input costs in…
Consumption sustaining growth; predictable support essential for GDP expansion: FM
Pune: Domestic consumption is sustaining the growth momentum in the economy, and predictable policy support is essential to ensure that the pace of GDP expansion…
FM counters Stalin, denies curbs on paddy incentives
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday dismissed Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin‘s allegation that the Union government had directed the state not…