Top 10 budget headlines: Fiscal-wise outlay, PM lauds Sitharaman & more

From changes in tax rules to divestment targets, Business Standard brings you top 10 stories that made headlines on Friday

Fiscal discipline and financial reforms mark Sitharaman's first budget
 

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting her first Budget, found novel ways of raising resources while also seeking to restore confidence in the financial sector and deepening the equity and bond markets. A major thrust of the Budget was simplifying the payment of both direct and indirect taxes, as well as support for small and medium enterprises and start-ups. Capital expenditure was crunched to help meet fiscal consolidation targets. Read more here

This Budget has been made with a 10-year vision in mind: FM Sitharaman
 

In an interaction with the