New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said there are no changes in tax rates for direct and indirect taxes, including import duties. She also said the number of tax filers has swollen 2.4 times and the direct tax collection has trebled since 2014. The processing time of tax returns has
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NEW DELHI, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman promised economic reforms to drive growth in a speech on the government’s budget on Thursday, the last before a national election due by May. India’s economy, the fastest growing among major nations, is going through profound change, Sitharaman said to the thumping of desks in
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MARRAKECH, Morocco, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Many emerging market countries are concerned about the impact on fuel price due to the recent crisis in the Middle East, India’s Finance Minister said on Friday, detailing the discussions held by G20 finance leaders in Marrakech. Referring to the Israel-Hamas conflict, Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, “The recent crisis
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NEW DELHI, Aug 25 (Reuters) – India’s finance minister on Friday said taming inflation was a priority, and that hiking interest rates was not the only tool available. “Obsession to use interest rates as the only tool to deal with inflation and not manage the supply side factors will not give a complete solution,” Nirmala
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