Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who also holds the Information and Broadcasting portfolio addresses a press conference on one year of the Narendra Modi government.

Quick takes...

-- The direction is towards growth, decisions are being taken in the direction which will promote development.


-- There is absolute clarity with regard to the direction in which the Govt wants to grow.


-- There was a general environment of gloom one year back, on the economic front in this country.


-- Now there is an environment of enthusiasm in this country:


-- There has been transparency in the decisions that have been taken by this Govt.


-- High taxation rates are never economic friendly, we want to convert the distant dream into reality.


--  Earlier decisions fell pray to coalition politics.


--  The revenue realized through Coal Block auctions shall go to states - an example of cooperative federalism.


-- The overwhelming support of regional parties to mining law, coal law and GST is directly attributable to the attitude of Govt of India to states.