Letters to BS on special news coverage on the Union Budget 2018

The government could have heightened the spirit of imaandari ka utsav by introducing direct tax reforms for salaried taxpayers

This refers to the special news coverage on the Union Budget (February 2). Given the heavy usage of economic jargon and verbose construction of sentences, the Union Budget usually elicits an unenthusiastic reaction from the masses. Political parties, therefore, feel obliged to respond tepidly and criticise this sacred document in every way possible. That India stands out among the fastest growing economies of the world despite tumultuous international developments and radical domestic policy actions, shows that her macroeconomic stability continues to be the foundation of her economic success. 

The government’s proposed initiatives such as creating an institutional mechanism to develop appropriate