Good Budget but sports needed more, says AFI's Anju Bobby George

Anju Bobby George, Vice-president, the Athletics Federation of India, talks about Union Budget 2023-24

Will this Budget help the economy and allow India to stay ahead of global challenges?

Overall, it is a very good Budget. But as per my observations, if you look at the government income and expenditure in the Budget, they are Rs 27 trillion and Rs 45 trillion, respectively. So how the government is planning to borrow is critical. The total debt is Rs 155 trillion. A major portion of the income goes to defence, pensions and salaries, and public debt. In that, we can control public debt and need to find a solution to decreasing it.

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