'Thank god Manmohan Singh didn't serve unpalatable food like demonetisation, multi-rate GST': Chidambaram slams FMSpeaking at an event organised by the Hindi Vivek Magazine, Sitharaman had said on Thursday that the 1991 economic reforms undertaken by th...
16 Sep, 2022, 07.48 PM IST
Chidambaram takes jibe at Sitharaman over her 'half-baked' statementAccording to reports in a section of the media, the Finance Minister during a book release function said that the 1991 reforms were half-ba...
16 Sep, 2022, 05.50 PM IST
GST an 'RSS tax', 'bad word' among people: ChidambaramThe senior Congress leader said beginning with the GST Constitution Amendment Bill, every step taken by the BJP government with regard to G...
01 Jul, 2018, 05.42 PM IST
GST should be rolled out in October not July 1: P ChidambaramFormer finance minister P Chidambaram has said that a more realistic deadline for rolling out the goods and services tax was October 1, ins...
12 Apr, 2017, 02.03 AM IST
Multiple rates in GST just old wine in new bottle: P Chidambaram" Multiple rates in GST, is not GST. It is as good as the existing VAT rates. With this we will be fooling the country in name of GST," sai...
25 Oct, 2016, 12.27 AM IST
Budget 2016: Big takeaway is that there is no big idea, says P ChidambaramHe has also said FM had refused to send any signal of ‘accommodation of the Congress’ three conditions for passing the GST Bill.
01 Mar, 2016, 02.20 AM IST
Congress' opposition to GST issue-based, not a tit-for-tat reply to BJP's vendetta politics: P Chidambaram"There is no link between our resistance to GST and the National Herald case. It is just misinformation being spread by the BJP government."
10 Dec, 2015, 04.30 PM IST
Congress not averse to GST provided Government brings "good" legislationChidambaram said Congress had some fundamental concerns on the draft bill and "I don't see reason why party will not cooperate".
13 Aug, 2015, 10.06 PM IST
- Goods and service tax to incentivise states: Sushil Modi
The proposed Goods and Service Tax is designed in a way that it will not hamper the financial autonomy of states, rather it will incentiviz...
23 Apr, 2013, 04.19 AM IST
- GST panel chief Sushil Modi praises P Chidambaram
Calling the proposed GST as the "baby of Finance Minister P Chidambaram", Sushil Modi today said things have moved fast after he took charg...
22 Apr, 2013, 10.08 PM IST
- Government considering to Incentivise State who are willing to implement GST
Goods and Service Tax (GST) is a reform that seeks to create a common market for all goods and services in India.
22 Apr, 2013, 07.33 PM IST
Budget 2013: No clear road map for implementing GSTThe FM, however, did not announce a road map for implementing the GST, as states have to be on board for this ambitious reform to move forw...
01 Mar, 2013, 12.31 PM IST
Budget 2013: FM P Chidambaram may set aside Rs 12,000 crore for GST rolloutFinance minister P Chidambaram has also mandated the empowered committee of state finance ministers to ready a draft of the GST law.
15 Feb, 2013, 05.53 AM IST
Unstable govt biggest threat to reforms: ChidambaramThe biggest threat to reforms in India is an unstable government at the Centre after 2014 elections: Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
23 Jan, 2013, 05.46 PM IST
Parthasarathy Shome joins team P Chidambaram in tax reforms push'Parthasarathy Shome has been appointed as Adviser to Finance Minister, in the rank of Minister of State, co-terminus with the period of of...
07 Dec, 2012, 02.36 AM IST
Allaying fears, Finance Minister P Chidambaram says role of Centre, States intact in GSTFM is hopeful of getting the constitution amendment bill passed in the forthcoming winter session, setting the ball rolling for implementat...
24 Sep, 2012, 05.00 AM IST
Chidambaram rules out rollback of reforms, says 'no threat' to governmentExpecting a slippage in the fiscal deficit target, Chidambaram said that it would be lucky if 5.1% target is met with in FY-2013.
17 Sep, 2012, 06.53 PM IST