'Budget on expected lines for an election year'

: The budget presented by Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal was along expected lines for an election year, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Telangana chairman Sanjay Singh said Friday.

"This being an election year, the Budget was on expected lines. It is a Peoples Budget. It will go a long way in providing relief to distressed farmers and the middle income group," he said.

Simplified procedures will help improve tax collections, Singh said.

He said that the defence Budget hike would help in making the country stronger