Ad film director Prahlad Kakar's take on the best, worst things in Budget

Does the Budget address the distress caused by the pandemic?

With the government placing great focus on infrastructure and health care, this makes for a decent Budget. Health care demanded a major boost and the government has done well on that front. Putting in more money into the Covid-19 vaccination programme was necessary; the vaccine drive will play an important role in the economic recovery.

Additionally, the consumer will hopefully have more to spend in the short term, which will push up demand. But I think that sustaining this demand in the long run will be a challenge. Also, I suspect that