New Delhi, March 25 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Tuesday, underscored the Union government's commitment to providing tax certainty and streamlining business regulations as part of the broader vision to build a Viksit Bharat by 2047.

"The Budget aims to do reforms to build Viksit Bharat by 2047. It aims to provide tax certainty, reforms on ease of doing business also we will have a new Income Tax Bill which is currently with a special Committee. This Bill is not brought as part of Finance Bill," Sitharaman stated speaking at the discussion on Finance Bill 2025.

The lower house on Tuesday passed the Finance Bill, 2025 with 35 government amendments.

Elaborating on tax reforms, she announced a reduction in customs tariff rate...