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Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said the Union government was ready to resume talks with the farmers unions if they (farmers) came out with some new proposals. Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Goyal, who is part of the government team of negotiators with farmer unions along with others, said the Modi government is sensitive towards the farmers concerns and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the whole government was ready to resolve the issue through dialogue. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the government is a phone call away but someone has to call to talk or move ahead. If farmers have any objection to the laws then let us know and the government is willing to address it, he said.
This Budget mark a clear directional change for the Indian economy and that directional change is not what the government has offered as a sudden response, but it was something that was preoccupying the Indian minds for over 30 years, said Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman while addressing the FICCI s National Executive Committee Meeting.
Sitharaman said that this budget is trying to raise resources which are non-tax resources at a time when we need a lot of money to spend. It s a budget which raises resources but not on the back of increased taxation. There is a directional change in the budget which is so distinct that it will fuel the entrepreneurial spirit which the Indians show given the right opportunities, she added.
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman stated yesterday that the latest Union Budget marks a clear directional change for the Indian economy and that directional change is not what the government has offered as a sudden response, but it was something that was preoccupying the Indian minds for over 30 years. Addressing the FICCI s National Executive Committee Meeting, via video conferencing, Sitharaman said that the budget is trying to raise resources which are non-tax resources at a time when we need a lot of money to spend. It s a budget which raises resources but not on the back of increased taxation.
The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman held the pre-budget consultations with the Finance Ministers of States and Union Territories (with Legislature). The meeting was held through Video Conference and was attended by Chief Ministers, the Deputy Chief Ministers, Finance Ministers, Ministers and Senior Officers from the States/Union Territories and the Union Government. The Union Finance Secretary Dr A.B. Pandey welcomed all the participants to the deliberation and informed the importance of this particular consultation meeting. The Union Finance Minister highlighted the importance of this meeting as a sign of co-operative federalism and indicated the manner in which the Union Government was strongly supportive of States/Union Territories (with Legislature) fight against the pandemic. Most participants thanked the Union Finance Minister for financially supporting their States/Union Territories during the worst months of pandemic, by enhancing borrowing l