Budget lays road map for India to get back on high growth track: Jaitley

Jaitley said several sectors of interest to the middle class and the neo-middle class, like affordable housing and electric vehicles, have been incentivised

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the Budget lays down the road map for India to get back on the high growth track and is based on the premise that economies which follow prudent fiscal policies eventually get rewarded as against those which indulge in fiscal adventurism. 

In a Facebook post a day after the Budget presentation, Jaitley said a fundamental question has always been asked as to what would one choose between good economics and clever politics.

“The choice is unfair because any Government needs both in order to survive and perform. The Prime Minister’s first tenure witnessed this