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Interim Budget is an example of 'after me, the deluge', says Yashwant Sinha

The BE for this year for expenditure on major items, agriculture and allied activities, is approximately Rs 64,000

Yashwant Sinha
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Yashwant Sinha

Yashwant Sinha
The difference between an Interim Budget and a full Budget is that, first, the latter is preceded by an Economic Survey. Second, it contains a Finance Bill and seeks Parliament’s approval for expenditure for the whole year. Third, it introduces new items of expenditure. Now, wilfully, this government has violated Constitutional conventions, and presented a full Budget.

As far as the Budget is concerned, I am not sure about the figures. If you look at the ‘Budget at a glance’, on the first page they are saying that they are assuming a GDP growth of 11.5 per cent. I am