Letter to BS: Trust and credibility gap needs to be bridged on priority

Hopefully, some measures to this end will find mention in Sitharaman's Budget speech on July 5

This refers to A K Bhattacharya’s thought-provoking piece “Of Ms Gandhi and Ms Sitharaman” (June 19). To the concluding question, “Could Sitharaman (pictured) be expected to throw in more humour and wit during her Budget speech?”, after going through some of the 15,000 plus suggestions from the citizens so far uploaded at the portal dedicated for the purpose, I have no hesitation in saying the answer is a big “yes”.

Though only eight months will be left in the current financial year after passing of this Budget, Sitharaman’s Budget speech on July 5 will be indicative of the fiscal policy that