Page 99 - Latest Updates on Nirmala Sitharaman
Letter to BS: FM aimed to simplify tax rules, but achieved the opposite
With such a simplified tax, compliance and administration will become much easier.
 "Letter to BS: FM aimed to simplify tax rules, but achieved the opposite")
Letter to BS: FM Sitharaman's projection for Budget 2020 'unrealistic'
The marginal increase in defence outlay is disappointing considering the need to maintain a lean and mean army in a state of perpetual readiness.
 "Letter to BS: FM Sitharaman's projection for Budget 2020 'unrealistic'")
Crowding out and opening up
Tied spending, revenue crunch mean the finance minister did the best she could on financing the deficit
 "Crowding out and opening up")
Glide path for direct tax
Exemption-free option a good move, but clarity needed
Second tranche of Bharat Bond ETF to hit market this quarter: FM Sitharaman
Bond ETF was a part of government's effort to deepen bond market
 "Second tranche of Bharat Bond ETF to hit market this quarter: FM Sitharaman")
No intention to tax global income of NRIs in India, says FM Sitharaman
'What we are doing now is that the income of an NRI generated in India will be taxed here', said FM
 "No intention to tax global income of NRIs in India, says FM Sitharaman")
FM Sitharaman says second tranche of debt-based ETF within this quarter
The first bond ETF launched recently was a great success
 "FM Sitharaman says second tranche of debt-based ETF within this quarter")
2 tax regimes after Budget: Which one to choose if you claim exemptions
Experts say paying tax has now become very person-specific. Each taxpayer will have to study the situation and decide whether to opt for the new regime or not
 "2 tax regimes after Budget: Which one to choose if you claim exemptions")
Small Bang theory: Irrational expectations, and uneventful Budget
Modi likes the budget to be a low-key, routine, annual statement of accounts. Big bang announcements can be made through the year, when it suits his politics
 "Small Bang theory: Irrational expectations, and uneventful Budget")
Steps in Budget should help lift India Inc's optimism: Edelweiss Group CEO
The finance minister wants to encourage people to move from savings to consumption
 "Steps in Budget should help lift India Inc's optimism: Edelweiss Group CEO")
Nirmala Sitharaman's second Budget is a missed chance for the markets
Expectations of a growth stimulus have been belied
 "Nirmala Sitharaman's second Budget is a missed chance for the markets")
FM Nirmala Sitharaman's second Budget is falling short of expectation
The government should have increased allocations to the MGNREGA, PM-KISAN and rural infrastructure to raise incomes in rural areas
 "FM Nirmala Sitharaman's second Budget is falling short of expectation")
Budget 2020: Has FM Sitharaman done enough to address the slowdown?
It appears to incentivise consumption but also puts hurdles in its path
 "Budget 2020: Has FM Sitharaman done enough to address the slowdown?")
Budget 2020: E&Y analyses movement of stocks, gives key reasons behind it
Benefit of reduced corporate tax rate of 15% extended to newly set up domestic companies engaged in power generation
 "Budget 2020: E&Y analyses movement of stocks, gives key reasons behind it")
Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2020: Balancing act or leap of faith?
FM fights shrinking fiscal space by increasing non-tax revenue, freezing growth in subsidies
 "Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2020: Balancing act or leap of faith?")
Budget positive for market, will wait to see Monday reaction: FM Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman told the media she was confident of the divestment process gaining pace in the next six months
 "Budget positive for market, will wait to see Monday reaction: FM Sitharaman")
Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2020 is a disappointment at many levels
We may well end up with the same budgetary mess that we have experienced this year
 "Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2020 is a disappointment at many levels")
15th Finance Commission report: Devolution for FY20-21 cut marginally
Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Centre had decided to "substantially" accept the recommendations of the 15th FC but did not indicate which recommendations it has accepted
FM Nirmala Sitharaman's second Budget a missed opportunity
The government has wasted the chance to firmly establish its reform credentials
Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra's take on the best and worst things in Budget
To trigger creativity in cinema, the making of films has to become cheaper too
 "Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra's take on the best and worst things in Budget")
