Finance Minister On The Economy Live: Nirmala Sitharaman To Address Media From Kolkata Shortly 

Finance Minister On The Economy Live: Nirmala Sitharaman Addresses Media From Kolkata
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a press conference, in Chennai. (Source: PTI)

Finance Minister On The Economy Live: Nirmala Sitharaman Addresses Media From Kolkata

Bookmark
Latest First
  • Oldest First

Watch Live

Finance Minister's Press Conference To Begin Soon

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address the media soon after her meeting with tax officials in Kolkata which is currently underway.

Sitharaman’s press conference is expected at around 8 p.m., according to Finance Ministry’s communication.

On Aug. 23, the Finance Minister had announced a slew measures to to boost the economic growth which is now at a six-year low. Following her announcement, she had said that she will make two more sets of announcements aimed at fixing specific sectoral issues.

Of those two, she announced merging ten state-run banks into four large ones last week.

The finance minister has also been going around the country meeting tax officials as India has set itself an ambitious revenue target for 2019-20.

During the course of her meetings, she has told authorities observe restraint and not harass anyone for tax collection. She has claimed after every meeting that the tax targets are well within the reach of the government.