The 2018-19 Union Budget though has tried to address several pressing issues, but does not indicate any revolutionary changes in terms of policy framework or government’s fiscal priorities, former chief secretary of Uttarakhand, Indu Kumar Pande said.
He was speaking at Business Standard Smart Business Event on ‘Looking Beyond Today – Union Budget 2018-19 – Uttarakhand Context.
The event was organized alongwith the Industries Association of Uttarakhand (IAU).
Pande said that global crude oil prices will remain the key to India’s economic health in 2018-19 as any significant jump in oil prices would jeorpardise all calculations.
The government’s fiscal and