Govt Wants To Remove All Tax Exemptions: P. Chidambaram
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget for 2023–24 may have promised further momentum to the economy through a push on infrastructure, but, according to the opposition, it has failed to address the needs of the poor and the middle class. Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram tells Pragatti Oberoi how the government’s claims on allocations for infra projects could be exaggerated and the budget could push the middle class away from saving money. Edited excerpts:
Pragatti Oberoi - February 27, 2023
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Deep Narayan Mukherjee - February 01, 2020
A bits and pieces Budget
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V Keshavdev - July 05, 2019
Trial by fire
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N Mahalakshmi - June 05, 2019
A nip and tuck exercise
Given the fiscal constraint, the finance minister ended up walking the predictable path
Deep Narayan Mukherjee - February 01, 2017
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Same difference
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N Mahalakshmi - April 23, 2015
The great Indian tamasha
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