Expected focus areas of Budget 2018-19

The Finance minister in his Budget speech on 1^st February 2017 stated that he proposes to present the Budget proposals under ten distinct themes which were Farmers, Rural Population, Youth, Poor and the Underprivileged, Infrastructure, Financial Sector, Digital Economy, Public Service, Prudent Fiscal Management and Tax Administration. Expect the Budget 2018-19 to focus on these very areas along with some new areas of interest. Budget 2018 will mostly look to kick start the economic growth after the recent growth slump and concerns. With a lull in private investment the government will most likely increase its own spending and allocation for