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