Congress leader and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday slammed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's address in Parliament, saying she's "living on a different planet" for claiming there's no rise in unemployment or prices.
Congress MP KC Venugopal criticized Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's reply to the budget discussion in the Lok Sabha, accusing her of deflecting from critical issues.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Tuesday termed the union budget as "hollow" and said senior ministers were not present in Lok Sabha during Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's reply to the debate
Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday criticized Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's reply to the Union Budget debate in the Lok Sabha and said it was "politically motivated, biased, and unsatisfactory".
Noting that capital budget outlays have not come down, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the government is using almost the entire borrowed resources for financing effective capital expenditure.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha that indirect tax under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has significantly reduced over the years since its implementation.
Rajya Sabha on Monday took up discussion on the Union Budget with senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram slamming Union Budget 2024-25 saying that tax proposals not only benefit the middle class but also the rich and richest.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman clarified in the Lok Sabha that India's rising gold reserves, including those held by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), are not intended to replace any international currency.
With Assembly elections scheduled for November this year, Bihar received significant attention in the Budget. Finance Minister Sitharaman announced the expansion of Patna Airport, the establishment of four new greenfield airports, and the construction of a brownfield airport at Bihar.
Income tax relief provided for in the Budget coupled with RBI repo rate cut put together will boost recovery in consumption in the economy, asserted Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the National Capital Region should have a government which serves the cause of the people, as early trends show BJP returning after 27 years.
In a post on X, Shah said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the railway network of Gujarat, along with the entire country, is witnessing a golden period of development and expansion and the Union Budget2025-26 will further accelerate this journey of progress.