Finance Minister

Presentation of Union Budget in the last day of the February every year has been an event that the media and the general public would look for. This has been so since independence and it has become more popular since early 1990s, because…

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, at its 10th meeting on Saturday, ratified the draft law for compensation to states. However, it could not ratify the three enabling laws — Integrated GST (IGST), State GST (SGST) and Central GST…

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday presented Union Budget for the fiscal 2017-18 in Parliament. In a major step, Jaitley announced the reduction of the existing rate of taxation for individuals with income ranging between…

India's finance minister is likely to borrow more than originally planned when he presents the budget on Feb. 1, senior aides and officials said, despite counting on revenues from a national sales tax whose launch date is still unknown.…

The colonial-era tradition that was followed for the last 58 years for the union budget will soon be a history as the new budget, which will be presented on February 1, is likely to be presented in a new body by the Finance Minister Arun…