Finanace Minister

Export tax imposed on crude oils to check profits made at the expense of supplies: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

"These are times when oil prices internationally are unbridled. They are just going on and on upwards. And for any country, like India for instance, which depends largely and very much largely on imports, we also need to pay that kind of money to get the imports," states Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. 

Jul 01, 2022, 18:29 PM IST

'EPF tax not a shocker; bad phrasing in Budget speech made it confusing'

The government only wants to encourage investment in pension schemes, it was the phrasing in the Budget speech that caused the confusion over the EPF tax, said a government official.

Mar 06, 2016, 10:07 AM IST

This is how Budget 2016 may end serpentine ques for jobs

Zee Media Bureau

Mar 01, 2016, 12:01 PM IST