Interim Budget 2019: What's in store for investors, taxpayers, economy?

With barely a few days left for the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government to present the Interim Budget 2019, most domestic and foreign brokerages expect the measures to have a populist undertone ahead of the general elections scheduled for April / May 2019.

From doling out sops for the farm sector and providing some relief to the individual income-tax payers, here’s what leading brokerages expect. 

CLSA

The pressure to further expand the farmer welfare programme ahead of the 2019 national elections is high for PM Modi. A possible announcement of a nationwide direct farmer support scheme is quite