Tag: Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, holding a folder containing Budget documents, poses for photographers along with her deputy Anurag Thakur and other officials

National

Sitharaman delivers longest budget speech, cuts it short after feeling unwell

February 1, 2020

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman cut short her Union Budget speech in the Lok Sabha as she felt unwell ...

Business

NH development to be accelerated including 9,000 km eco corridor; Del-Mum expressway in 3 yrs

February 1, 2020

New Delhi: To augment infrastructure, an accelerated highways development programme will be taken up that includes 9,000 kms of economic ...

Business

Nirmala Sitharaman’s 2nd budget cuts personal income tax, raises customs duty

February 1, 2020

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Saturday cuts in personal income tax, extended tax benefits for affordable housing and ...

Business

Opposition including Congress slams Union Budget, calls it ‘insipid’

February 1, 2020

New Delhi: Calling the Union Budget ‘insipid’ and lacking in stimulus for growth, the Congress said Saturday the government’s annual ...

Business

Dividend distribution tax shifted to individuals instead of firms, says FM

February 1, 2020

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday said dividend distribution tax has been shifted to individuals instead of companies. In ...

Business

Government introduces 5 tax slabs with lower rates for those foregoing exemptions

February 1, 2020

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced Saturday new slabs and reduced the tax rate for different slabs for an ...

Business

Govt to launch new scheme to provide subordinate debt to MSME entrepreneurs

February 1, 2020

New Delhi: The government Saturday said a scheme will be introduced to provide subordinate debt to MSME entrepreneurs. The government ...

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Business

Budget 2020: Rs 8,000 crore outlay for national mission on quantum computing

February 1, 2020

New Delhi: The government Saturday announced Rs 8,000 crore outlay for developing quantum computing linked technologies under the National Mission ...

Business

Govt to set up investment clearance cell for entrepreneurs

February 1, 2020

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday proposed to set up an investment clearance cell for entrepreneurs to provide pre-investment ...