If the name of the state is not in the budget...? Answer given by Nirmala Sitharaman:
If the name of the state is not in the budget...? Answer given by Nirmala Sitharaman:
Chief minister M. K. stalin had criticized the central government's budget without the word tamil Nadu as a big betrayal of tamil Nadu.
Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the absence of a state's name in the Union Budget does not mean that no funds have been allocated to that state.
In the Union Budget, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the allocation of funds by mentioning only a few states including Bihar, andhra pradesh and Assam. He explained that there is no intention to single out any state while the opposition parties are alleging that injustice has been done to other states.
Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has clarified that no comment can be made at this time regarding the abolition of the old tax system and the aim is to simplify the tax system. He also said that the central government is making efforts to widen the tax net with the aim of increasing direct and indirect tax collection.
Earlier, chief minister M. K. stalin had criticized the central government's budget, which did not have the word tamil Nadu, as a big betrayal of tamil Nadu. In addition to this, he alleged that injustice has been done to tamil Nadu in the allocation of funds and announced that he would boycott the niti aayog meeting chaired by the Prime Minister.