PM had full support on tax cut, but...', Nirmala Sitharaman told, they taken time in convincing
Finance Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi listens to every section and his government also listens to voice of different sectors and also responds.
05:30 PM Feb 02, 2025 IST
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Alka Singh
PM Modi Supported Tax Cut Idea: Presenting Budget 2025 on Saturday (February 01, 2025), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that those earning annual income up to Rs 12 lakh will not have to pay any tax. Regarding this, she said on Sunday (February 02, 2025) that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had fully supported the idea of tax cut but it took some time to convince the bureaucrats.
In an interview to a news agency, Finance Minister said, "The Prime Minister had clearly said that he wanted to do something.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had fully supported the idea of tax cut
The ministry should first feel comfortable and then move forward on the proposal. Therefore, more work was needed to convince the board that there would be efficiency in tax collection and the voice of taxpayers would be honest. All this was the work of the ministry, not the Prime Minister.
PM Modi listens to every section-FM
'The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his government has also always listened to the voice of people from different areas. The Finance Minister said, "He (Prime Minister Modi) meets them, talks to them, takes their opinion. Just like he talks to the most deprived sections or say tribals, especially vulnerable tribal groups, just as the President was very keen to solve their problems, similarly the Prime Minister also listens to all sections.
So, I am very happy to be a part of this government, which really listens to the voice and responds." PM Modi praised Budget 2025 While praising the budget, PM said, "Usually the focus of the budget is on how the government treasury will be filled but this budget is exactly the opposite.
Summary
This budget is on how it will fill the pockets of the citizens, how it will increase their savings and how they will become partners in development. However, this budget 2025, lay down a strong foundation for this.
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