Tasneem Zakaria Mehta's take on the best and worst things in Budget

Museums across the country are languishing and many of our extraordinary collections are being damaged irreparably.

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

Frankly, the Budget does not provide enough stimulus to generate demand and unleash the animal spirits in the economy.

2. Is this a populist, please-all Budget? 

Well, the government has been promising to reduce its footfall in areas in which it does not have much expertise, but unfortunately we didn’t see that happening. Particularly in the area of culture which has an important impact on tourism, the government should have allowed experts to guide the development of sites and museums.

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

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