Arun Jaitley On Notes Ban

The Congress and other opposition parties on Tuesday released a video purportedly showing a "BJP leader" exchanging old notes after demonetisation on a commission of 40 per cent, but did not vouch for the authenticity of the 30-minute footage.

Mr Patel, who succeeded Raghuram Rajan in September 2016 for a three-year term, has been at loggerheads with the finance ministry on matters including the banking crisis and interest rates.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday defended demonetisation, saying it was a "highly ethical" move and not a political one.

The GST implementation was a "monumental reform" which had disruptionist impact on growth only for two quarters, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday, hitting out at "critics and cynics" who blame it for hurting the GDP expansion.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today lashed out at critics of demonetisation, dubbing them "prophets of doom" hours after former prime minister Manmohan Singh's scathing takedown of the move he said had left scars and wounds that were getting more visible with time. Attacked by the opposition on the second anniversary of the notes ban, Mr Jaitley sa...

The government had on November 8, 2016, announced ban on old 500 and 1000 rupee notes, to curb black money in the system.

On second anniversary of demonetisation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says aim not to confiscate cash but to get it into formal economy even as the opposition is leaving no stone unturned to keep the pressure on the government on the note ban.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley posted a strong defence of demonetisation today as opposition parties seized the second anniversary of the move to rip into the government and even demand an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a Facebook post, the minister described PM Modi's overnight ban on higher currency notes on November 8, 2016, as a "...

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the demonetisation of Rs 500/1,000 notes led to formalisation of economy, more tax collection and higher growth.

Right after PM Narendra Modi banned high-denomination notes, Nirav Modi, the celebrity diamond designer blamed for one of the country's largest bank fraud, had been raided by income tax officials in January 2017 as part of the crackdown on black money, sources have said.

"Indian economy is set for a higher growth trajectory on the back of a slew of structural reforms," said the finance minister.

The rebound in GDP growth in the quarter ending September marks the reversal of the economy's downward slide over the last five quarters, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday evening, saying the significant part of data released on Thursday is the growth in manufacturing.

Criticising Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over imposing a "deeply flawed" Goods and Service Tax (GST), BJP veteran Yashwant Sinha Tuesday said countrymen can rightly demand he quit for the hardships caused and also felt he is a "burden" on the people of Gujarat.

As the Centre's demonetisation move completes one year, the Congress which called notes ban the 'biggest scam' on Wednesday demanded an apology by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's to the public, alleging that the step 'destroyed' the economy and caused immense pain to the people.

A year after demonetisation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said terror funding through counterfeit currency had come down drastically in Jammu and Kashmir and Chhattisgarh.

The Congress and other opposition parties on Tuesday released a video purportedly showing a "BJP leader" exchanging old notes after demonetisation on a commission of 40 per cent, but did not vouch for the authenticity of the 30-minute footage.

Mr Patel, who succeeded Raghuram Rajan in September 2016 for a three-year term, has been at loggerheads with the finance ministry on matters including the banking crisis and interest rates.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday defended demonetisation, saying it was a "highly ethical" move and not a political one.

The GST implementation was a "monumental reform" which had disruptionist impact on growth only for two quarters, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday, hitting out at "critics and cynics" who blame it for hurting the GDP expansion.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today lashed out at critics of demonetisation, dubbing them "prophets of doom" hours after former prime minister Manmohan Singh's scathing takedown of the move he said had left scars and wounds that were getting more visible with time. Attacked by the opposition on the second anniversary of the notes ban, Mr Jaitley sa...

The government had on November 8, 2016, announced ban on old 500 and 1000 rupee notes, to curb black money in the system.

On second anniversary of demonetisation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says aim not to confiscate cash but to get it into formal economy even as the opposition is leaving no stone unturned to keep the pressure on the government on the note ban.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley posted a strong defence of demonetisation today as opposition parties seized the second anniversary of the move to rip into the government and even demand an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a Facebook post, the minister described PM Modi's overnight ban on higher currency notes on November 8, 2016, as a "...

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the demonetisation of Rs 500/1,000 notes led to formalisation of economy, more tax collection and higher growth.

Right after PM Narendra Modi banned high-denomination notes, Nirav Modi, the celebrity diamond designer blamed for one of the country's largest bank fraud, had been raided by income tax officials in January 2017 as part of the crackdown on black money, sources have said.

"Indian economy is set for a higher growth trajectory on the back of a slew of structural reforms," said the finance minister.

The rebound in GDP growth in the quarter ending September marks the reversal of the economy's downward slide over the last five quarters, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday evening, saying the significant part of data released on Thursday is the growth in manufacturing.

Criticising Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over imposing a "deeply flawed" Goods and Service Tax (GST), BJP veteran Yashwant Sinha Tuesday said countrymen can rightly demand he quit for the hardships caused and also felt he is a "burden" on the people of Gujarat.

As the Centre's demonetisation move completes one year, the Congress which called notes ban the 'biggest scam' on Wednesday demanded an apology by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's to the public, alleging that the step 'destroyed' the economy and caused immense pain to the people.

A year after demonetisation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said terror funding through counterfeit currency had come down drastically in Jammu and Kashmir and Chhattisgarh.