Chidambaram counters FM, says social sector spending dipped ‘as a proportion’ after 2014-15

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday hit back at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for stating that the NDA government’s developmental expenditure was higher than that under the UPA regime, asserting that as a proportion, social services expenditure had plummeted after 2014-15. Citing the Reserve Bank…

Union Budget 2022-23: Here’s what salaried class expects from govt

The salaried class in the country is hoping that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2022 announcements on February 1 will bring much needed relief amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Salaried class taxpayers are expecting that the upcoming Union Budget 2022-23 will provide a reduction in income tax…