PM Modi fully supported tax cut idea, took time to convince bureaucrats: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was fully behind the idea of cutting taxes, but it took time to convince the bureaucrats. "…The PM was very clear that he wants to do something. It is for ministry to have had the comfort level and then go with the proposal. So, the more work that was needed, was needed for convincing the board that efficiency in collection and honest taxpayers' voice... all this was work here in the ministry, not so much for the PM..." Nirmala Sitharaman.

She said that, like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his government has always listened to the voices of people from different sectors.