Interim Budget will help the other India, say top corporate leaders

With the general elections only a few weeks away, the much-needed relief to small farmers and tax sops for the salaried class in the Rs 5-lakh bracket will help the Narendra Modi government woo voters, say corporate leaders. While there were no tax incentives for large corporates, CEOs said rationalisation of the goods and services tax by the GST Council announced outside the Interim Budget has helped matters. “The finance minister has hit a volley of sixes — a victory for farmers and the middle class, two major pillars of our economy. Balancing both hosh and josh, the Budget will