Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that the present burden of taxation is mainly on honest tax payers and salaried employees who are showing their income correctly.

In a bid to give a push to digital economy and weed-out corruption and black money, the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley in his Budget Speech today said that the government

Union Finance Minister Jaitley today said that the country has witnessed historic and impactful economic reforms and policy making in the last one year.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today gave a significant tax break to a common man by cutting down the tax rates to 5 per cent on income between Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. For

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the government was ready for implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and will begin reaching out to the industry from April 1 to make them aware

For the welfare of Women and Children under various schemes across all Ministries the Union Minister for Finance, Arun Jaitley in his budget speech today said that the allocation has been increased from Rs 1,56,528

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced the creation of a Railway Surksha Kosh (Rail Safety Fund) of Rs 1 lakh crore in a period of over five years.

Stressing the need for greater transparency in political funding, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the maximum amount of cash donation by an individual to a political party will be Rs 2,000 -- a sharp drop from the Rs 20,000 amount in cash ea

Denouncing the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today said termed it as a big disappointment saying there was nothing for farmers and youth in it. We were expecting

Here are 10 important announcements made by Arun Jaitley in Budget.

While presenting the Budget 2017-18 in Parliament, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today revealed that in 2015-16, a total of 3.7 crore individuals filed for tax returns. Amongst these 3.7 crore persons, as many as

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is expected to present the Budget 2017 on schedule today despite the death of former Union Minister and sitting Member of Parliament (MP) Ahamed’s death, government sources said today.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is all set to present the Union Budget 2017, breaking the 92-year-old practice of presenting it on the last working day of February.

The fund could include development of new lines, station redevelopment and setting up of Rail Development Authority and High Speed Rail Authority

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today lowered the GDP growth rate for the current year (2016-17) to 6.5 per cent, down from 7.6 per cent in the last fiscal.

Arun Jaitley will present his fourth Budget on February 1, nearly three months after the ban on old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes came into effect, creating an unprecedented cash crunch across the country.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today put up a spirited defence of demonetisation, saying the drive "shook" the financial system for a short while, but will integrate the shadow economy with the formal in the long

India is on its way to become one of the most transparent and open economies in the world with sector after sector opening up for foreign investment notwithstanding the wave of protectionism elsewhere, Finance Minister

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley could propose a reduction in excise duty levied on petrol and diesel in the upcoming budget.

Putting up a spirited defence of demonetisation drive, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that the move ‘shook’ the financial system for a short while, but will integrate the shadow economy with the formal in the long run and ensure bette