Taxes not hiked because government wants more money, says Nirmala Sitharaman
Jul 26, 2024 11:17 AM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman said nothing is done with the purpose that government wants more money.
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that taxes have not hiked been hiked in the Union Budget 2024 with a back of the envelope calculations”. Nothing is done like that or with the purpose that government wants more money, she told CNBC-TV18. Calling the Budget ‘futuristic’, the Finance minister asserted that the government will continue its focus on capital expenditure till the time recovery is sustained.
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman attends the proceedings of the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.(SansadTV)
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