Middle Class Not Crushed by Taxes, Says FM Sitharaman Amid Income Tax Debate

Last updated: 14 February 2026

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday rejected claims that rising personal income tax collections indicate growing pressure on India's middle class, asserting instead that the data reflects an expanding and increasingly formalised taxpayer base. Replying during the discussion on the

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