Finance Minister (fm)

She said a provision has already been made by former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley by including petrol and diesel into GST law. What is remaining is for the states to come together to discuss and decide on the rate of the levy

Budget 2021 | Thumbs down from Opposition; calls Union Budget 'visionless'

Many opposition members raised slogans over the farmers' protest as soon as Sitharaman began her speech. Congress MPs Jasbir Singh Gill and Gurjeet Singh Aujla were seen wearing a black gown to the Parliament as a mark of protest against the three contentious farm laws

75 percent of stimulus package is liquidity boosts and guarantees for banks. Will lenders play ball?

Banks’ reluctance to lend to sectors perceived as risky is unlikely to see a big change following the FM’s announcements

Fiscal discipline to play important role in Budget: Bhartia

Shobhana Bhartia, Chairperson, Hindustan Times Group, in an interview to CNBC-TV18 said, although there are lots of bills pending like the food bill, the land acquisition bill etc which have been introduced but much depends on whether the parliament functions smoothly or not.