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Union Budget not populist, but will become popular: Parrikar

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ANI Panaji (Goa) [India]

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said the Union Budget 2018 presented by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is not a populist budget but is a budget which will become popular.

Speaking to ANI, Parrikar said, "It is not a populist budget but a budget which will become popular. When the economy prospers we prosper."

Earlier in the day, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the General Budget 2018-19 in the Parliament.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Budget was development-friendly and focused not only on the ease of doing business but also on the ease of living for the common man.

 

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First Published: Feb 01 2018 | 10:51 PM IST

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