After presenting the Union Budget 2022 on Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed a press conference. She said that a conscious decision was made to not increase taxes at a time when people are facing challenges induced by the Covid-19 pandemic.

“I have not tried to earn even a single paisa by increasing tax this year & even last year. PM had given clear instructions that people should not be burdened with taxes at the time of the pandemic, notwithstanding the deficit,” she said.