Q. I read with interest Mumbai Grahak Panchayat’s (MGP) initiative (in FPJ on January 2) to protect bank depositors against ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to table the Union Budget 2025 on February 1, 2025. This year's full Budget, presented in the month of July, introduced several changes to the tax ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the fourth Pre-Budget Consultation meeting on Thursday with stakeholders and experts from the export, trade, and industry sectors in preparation for the ...

The first meeting will bring together representatives from the trade and service sectors. The goal is to discuss the issues these industries are facing and explore potential solutions. By identifying ...

Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold pre-Budget consultations with industry captains on December 30. The meeting, scheduled a month before Sitharaman will present ...

Nirmala Carvalho writes from Mumbai, India. She holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a master’s degree in sociology, both from the University of Mumbai (known earlier as the University ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Budget for 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha on February 1, 2025. Sitharaman, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery, Niti Aayog CEO BVR ...

Congress questioned the "absurdity" and growing complexity of the GST system, urging the Modi government to consider a complete revamp with GST 2.0. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed ...

Amid social media debate over Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's take on three different tax slabs for popcorn under Goods and Services Tax (GST), Congress on Sunday said the "absurdity" of it ...

Social media erupted with witty remarks after the GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, announced differentiated tax rates for popcorn. According to the council, ready-to ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the 55th meeting of the GST Council.(PTI) The council also agreed to issue a clarification on the taxation of popcorn, saying that pre-packed and ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while briefing the media on the outcome of the 55th GST Council meeting, announced that gene therapy has been exempted from Goods and Services Tax (GST).