Nirmala Sitharaman said the Budget is the instrument for Aatmanirbhar Bharat, at a time when economies across the global had suffered due to the pande
More than any other measure and specific policy move, the fact that there has been no material change on the direct taxes front has boosted sentiments
She said the Budget has set the tone for greater play of the private sector, gave space for entrepreneurship, has come clean on the spending intent an
Nirmala Sitharaman also said that the government has no plan to form any bank investment company to house the government stakes in banks.
She said the government wants few public sector enterprises in specified sectors to do well, so that "we can ensure that taxpayers money is spent wise
Sitharaman said the Union budget for 2021-22 has allocated Rs 1,000 crore for the welfare of women and children of tea gardens in Assam and West Benga
On the Budget announcement of setting up a Development Finance Institution (DFI), Sitharaman said the government will provide some capital and will al
Nirmala Sitharaman said the budget is trying to raise non-tax resources at a time when a lot of money has to be spent.
He expressed hope that the proposed asset reconstruction and management companies to address banks' bad loan woes will do a good job like the UTI.
This was a strong, positive growth-oriented budget with a focus on infrastructure spend.