Nirmala Sitharaman took over as the Finance Minister of India in 2019 under the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre after former FM Arun Jaitley stepped aside on health grounds. She is ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the GST rates will come down further and the work on rationalising tax rates and slabs has "almost reached a finale". Photograph: ANI Photo She ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates will be further reduced, with the process of rationalising tax rates and slabs nearing completion.

Nirmala Sitharaman also said that amid a growing global tariff war, India will have to move ”smartly” to guard against possible dumping of goods from countries that are facing higher US tariffs.