Nirmala Sitharaman

“She clarified that the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill does not provide for any tax or transaction fee on UPI payments.”

“"average retail inflation had fallen from 5.4 per cent in 2023-24 to 4.6 per cent in 2024-25 and then to 2.1 per cent in 2025-26."”

“"and then to 3.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2026-27."”

“"The 56th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has brought in a two-rate structure with a standard rate of 18 per cent, a merit rate of 5 per cent and a special de-merit rate of 40 per…”

“"These included reductions from 28 per cent to 18 per cent, from 18 per cent to 12 or 5 per cent, and from 12 per cent to 5 per cent or nil."”

“"the government has raised the disposable income of individuals by exempting annual incomes of up to Rs 12 lakh from income tax."”

“"For salaried individuals, the limit is Rs 12.75 lakh after the standard deduction."”

“"The share of private final consumption expenditure in GDP remained broadly stable at 56.5-56.7 per cent, with 2022-23 as the base year."”

“"per capita Private Final Consumption Expenditure (PFCE) grew 6.8 per cent in 2025-26, compared with 4.8 per cent in 2023-24."”