Finance Minister

Two months into the ban on high-value currency, the once serpentine queues outside banks "have disappeared", claimed finance minister Arun Jaitley in a Facebook post today. 'As well, the fact that there was no social unrest during this…

Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday expressed hope that demonetisation defencewill help increase government revenue and lower fiscal deficit, leading to higher expenditure on defence and rural infrastructure. With the junking of the…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hinted at increasing taxes on capital markets, adding that his government would not hesitate from taking tough decisions such as demonetisation. “Those who profit from financial markets must make…

The government has made absolutely no concession in the way tax authorities deal with political parties, and they will be treated the same way as other offenders if they violate the law, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said during the ET…