President Murmu Approves Amendments to Taxation and Payment Systems Acts
President Droupadi Murmu has approved the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2026, and an amendment to the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, following their passage by Parliament on August 10. The taxation amendment aims to attract foreign investment, boost domestic electronics manufacturing, and facilitate foreign cloud companies' use of Indian data centers. The Payment and Settlement Systems amendment legally empowers the government to modify the zero-MDR framework for UPI and RuPay transactions, allowing certain merchant transactions to incur charges while keeping UPI payments free for consumers, as stated by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 100%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is neutral (51/100). Lens Score 48/100.
Outlets measured: businessstandard, thehindu. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 2 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–52/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
thehindu broke this story on 18 Aug, 09:58 am. Other outlets followed.