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" As more and more money is coming into the formal economy, one can look at more attractive tax rates and lower tax slabs. Even if half the people who were in the informal sector move in to the formal economy and more taxes get collected, more money can be spent on the welfare. "

Piyush Goyal

Money

People

Tax

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" My father studied under a street light in a small town in Haryana. "

" Power for all includes people who are interested in getting a connection. It cannot be for people who don't want the connection. Having said that, I am confident everybody will apply for power once they are sure that they will not be short-charged. "

" India doesn't take responsibility for the problems that the world is facing because of thermal coal. "

" Politics is involved when you don't tackle inefficiency and burden people with higher tariffs. "

" I will reach out to all states uniformly... I can assure you I will take two steps for every step they extend. "

" We aim to encourage investments that ease our supply-side bottlenecks, such as rural roads, cold-storage, and grain-warehouses, which will also help us combat inflation. "

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Will

" I like to set aggressive targets; without them, you will get ordinary performances. "

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You

" Our pollution out of carbon emissions is still very, very low compared to the world. "

" The Modi government believes that the industrialist, the capitalist, has to pay for the assets of the government which belong to the people of India. "

" We cannot have a system that everything can be passed on to the final consumer in the garb of cost being recovered without being sensitive to their own problems and affordability. "

" If India moves towards 100 percent LED lighting, we will reduce almost 79 million tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This will also reduce the electricity bills of people. "

" Even a poor man doesn't ask alms unless he sees you have the ability to give. "

" I feel there is huge potential for India and the U.K. to work together both on the technology space and on the investment space. "

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" I am very friendly with the people of India, and corporates are also a part of that. "

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Friendly

" When you give a good offer, people take it. "