Sujan Hajra

Union Budget 2024 news: The budget prioritises sectors like agriculture, education, and employment generation, broadening the base for economic advancement

Yet, such discrepancies in India's economic data are not unprecedented. That's also the case with large downward revisions of past data that boost recent growth rates

Given the robust tax buoyancy seen in recent years and the govt's modest expenditure plans, it is conceivable that the actual fiscal outcomes next year may surpass the budget's projections