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Bengal FM tells Sitharaman her supply-side policies have 'utterly failed'

Asks her to restrain 'spin doctors' from giving misleading picture of the economy

Major lenders should introduce job-oriented banking courses: Amit Mitra

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Thursday said major lenders in the country should consider rolling out job-oriented courses

GST Council meets become toxic, consider course correction: Mitra to FM

West Bengal minister Amit Mitra on Wednesday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to consider a "course correction" to rebuild faith.

West Bengal demands additional GST compensation of Rs 4,911 crore

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Monday said he had written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in this regard but received no response so far.

GST Council becoming authoritarian and majoritarian: Bengal FM Amit Mitra

Mitra said that the GST Council was the only federalist institution, but in the last few years, an omnipotent, authoritarian and majoritarian approach was creeping into the GST Council.

How first-time FMs of Kerala, TN, Assam may impact Centre-state relation

Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam, all have first-time finance ministers. Aditi Phadnis looks at how they may impact Centre-state relation in terms of revenue and power-sharing

Constitutional violation to not call GST Council meet, says Amit Mitra

Amit Mitra urged Nirmala Sitharaman to convene a GST Council meeting at the earliest

We'll have to find resources for vaccination if Centre doesn't help: Mitra

'Differential pricing is absurd and will result in a huge additional outgo for the states,' Amit Mitra tells Ishita Ayan Dutt

We'll have to find vaccine resources if Centre doesn't help: Amit Mitra

In an Q&A, the West Bengal finance minister says differential pricing is absurd and will result in a huge additional outgo for states

WB FM accuses Amit Shah of spreading misinformation on fund disbursement

Amit Mitra on Sunday accused Amit Shah of giving misinformation about disbursement of funds by the Centre to the state during a political rally and challenged him for a debate

Bengal FM accuses Shah of spreading misinformation on fund disbursement

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Sunday accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of providing misinformation about disbursement of funds by the Centre

West Bengal will grow by at least 1.2% in FY21 despite Covid: Amit Mitra

May be even higher, he says, while comparing it with the Indian economy, which is projected to contract by 7.7%

One eye on polls, Mamata focuses on welfare schemes, rural thrust in budget

Two million new pucca houses for SC/ST over five years, sops for farmers with an increase in financial aid from Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000 and minimum aid from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000

Shift from supply-side fillip to demand boost in Budget: Amit Mitra to FM

In a letter to Nirmala Sitharaman, West Bengal finance minister Amt Mitra suggested the Centre follow Keynesian economics at this juncture instead of Say's law

Bengal govt's 'Karmo Bhumi' helps 3,000 IT execs get job offers amid Covid

Some 36,964 IT professionals had registered with Karmo Bhumi, of which 27,034 applications had been processed

Oppn-ruled states dismiss Centre's 2 options on GST compensation shortfall

Meet today to outline strategy on compensation

GST Council meet: States to push for borrowing by Centre on Thursday

Our worst fears are now coming true, Amit Mitra writes to Sitharaman

Revenue and compensation on table at GST Council meeting on Friday

The government has rung up just about Rs 95,000 crore as GST in April and May together, and that is less than half compared with the collection in the corresponding months last year.

Not a single demand made by states has been met: West Bengal FM Amit Mitra

The Union Finance Minister's press conferences makes it appear that India is ruled by the central government, says Amit Mitra

Centre cannot throttle us, says Bengal FM Mitra amid political slugfest

In an interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, Mitra said the decision to send two inter-ministerial Central teams to West Bengal without consulting the state government was a breach of protocol