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New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday attended a meeting of members of the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) here in the national capital...
The meeting as held after the Union Budget 2024-25 and days after the Lok Sabha passed the finance bill, with a few amendments moved by the government in the parliament...
The meeting held at the office of Reserve Bank of India and saw the participation of RBI governor Shaktikanta Das and other board of directors of the bank...
Earlier on August 7, expressing her confidence on the Union Budget 2024-25, Finance Minister said the approach of the government has been to bring greater simplification of tax laws and procedures and enable growth and employment in the country...
"So, simplification and ease of compliance for the taxpayer has been the primary objective with which in the last 10 years, and this year, in the third term of PM Modi, the approach to taxation has been to simplify it, reduce the burden on taxpayer and make sure it is transparent and equitable," she said...
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