Interim Budget: What P Chidambaram, Pranab Mukherjee, Jaswant Singh Did

P Chidambaram was the first finance minister to make significant tax changes in an interim budget. (Budget 2019 LIVE Updates) In his February 17, 2014 speech, Mr Chidambaram stated that the economic situation at the time demanded interventions that could not wait for a regular budget. In the 2014-15 interim budget, he announced a number of changes to indirect tax laws. These included excise duty cuts on items such as automobiles,...