Ministry of finance Statements

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type of ministry responsible for government finances and economic policy
“ Our scheme is universal [does not exclude beneficiaries] and theirs [BJP] is controversial,

Chief Minister,
TMC govt. hikes monthly aid for women, unveils scheme for unemployed
“ I am happy with the budgetary allocations announced by the Finance Minister as part of this year’s budget. The overall budget for the Ministry of Defence is going to be ₹7.85 lakh crore, which is a 15…

Rajesh Kumar,
Budget reinforces commitment to strengthen nations defence systems,…
“ Recognising the need to enable critical infrastructure and boost investment in data centres, I propose to provide tax holiday till 2047 to any foreign company that provides cloud services to customers…

Nirmala Sitharaman,
Budget 2026: Tax Holiday Announced For Global Cloud Firms Using Indian…
“ I have a lot of these questions and concerns about that, and on the larger issue of where the country is heading, the biggest question remains jobs. There was little saying that we will generate jobs…

Shashi Tharoor,
Union Budget 2026-27: ‘Seems to have missed the ball’, Shashi Tharoor…
“ There is nothing in the Budget. The type of technical terms used in Nirmala Sitharaman's speech a common man would never understand. There is nothing in this Budget for farmers and women's safety,

Dimple Yadav,
Budget 2026 woefully short of hype: Congress slams Nirmala…