Arundhati Ghosh's take on the best and worst things in Budget 2020

Has Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman steered the economy out of the woods?

Not at all. What I see marked as highlights of the Budget are all really disappointing.

Is this a populist, please-all Budget?

It really pleases no one. This Budget behaves as if the country is not facing an economic crisis. Instead, its as if its business as usual in the country.

Will it help the economy, create jobs, restart stalled projects?

I think the business sector was waiting for a splendid Budget that would stall our economic decline and turn the economy around. 

But this Budget says it expects a 10 per cent