‘Taxpayers build nation they’ll drive demand,’ says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman said the measure is to respect honest taxpayers, who, without fail, are paying towards India’s nation-building attempts.

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has sought to respect the taxpayer instead of following a rent-seeking approach,

finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday, emphasising that the huge tax relief announced in Saturday’s Union Budget was an acknowledgement of the contribution of citizens who pay their fair share towards nation-building, or, as she repeatedly stressed, a manifestation of “respect”.