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#CNBCTV18Exclusive | Tarun Bajaj, Revenue Secretary: The revenue collection numbers are still being consolidated but are far better than what we had expected

#CNBCTV18Exclusive | Tarun Bajaj, Revenue Secretary: Fiscal Deficit should be lower than what we had estimated

#CNBCTV18Exclusive | Tarun Bajaj, Revenue Secretary: Believe the second wave of coronavirus has come; there is not as much panic as there was during the first wave

#CNBCTV18Exclusive | Tarun Bajaj, Revenue Secretary: Recent revenue & GST collections are very robust

#CNBCTV18Exclusive | Tarun Bajaj, Revenue Secretary: Fuel excise cut is a slightly complicated issue; states & central govt have to work in tandem on this issue

#CNBCTV18Exclusive | Tarun Bajaj, Revenue Secretary: Inverted duty correction, inclusion of natural gas, GST cut on 2-wheelers are on the agenda

#CNBCTV18Exclusive | Tarun Bajaj, Revenue Secretary: GK Pillai Panel was set up to suggest RoDTEP rates

#CNBCTV18Exclusive | Tarun Bajaj, Revenue Secretary: Don’t want to commit any timeline w.r.t direct foreign listings; some issues on taxation need to be settled first

#CNBCTV18Exclusive | Tarun Bajaj, Revenue & DEA Secretary: RBI is working on their own digital currency