Tag: Nirmala Sitharaman
FM terms EU’s carbon tax as ‘trade barrier’
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday termed the European Union’s decision to impose a carbon tax on Indian products such as steel and cement “unilateral”,…
Carbon tax proposed by EU unilateral, arbitrary to hurt India’s export: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism or CBAM is unilateral and arbitrary and will hurt India’s exports…
Indian regulators have done world-class job; made system more transparent: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday commended Indian financial sector regulators for doing a “world-class job” and bringing greater transparency into the system. Underlining that…
CBDT forms internal committee to comprehensively review Income-tax Act, invites suggestions on the tax e-filing portal
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has established an internal committee to supervise an extensive review of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act), following the…
Income Tax Act: Tax dept invites public suggestions for I-T Act review
The Income Tax department on Monday invited public inputs for review of the six-decade old I-T Act with regard to simplification of language, litigation reduction,…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman calls for faster cap investment rollout by states
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday asked expenditure secretary Manoj Govil to coordinate with states to expedite the submission and approval of project proposals and…
India will see sharp rise in living standards in coming decades: Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the coming decades will see the steepest rise in living standards for the common man, making them “a…
IFC MD calls on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, discusses reforms in international financial system
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday met International Finance Corporation (IFC) Managing Director Makhtar Diop and discussed need for reforms in the international financial system….
Indian era will emerge by 2047, country witnessing growth with equity: Nirmala Sitharaman
India’s growth story is more challenging compared to China that grew with relative ease in the early 2000s due to a favourable global trade and…
Upcoming decades to be a ‘defining era’ for Indians to live in: FM
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the coming decades will see the steepest rise in living standards for the common man, making it “a…