 "In that context, a comparative analysis of interim and full budgets during election years since the 1991 reforms Budget by then finance minister Manmohan Singh has revealed that budgeted fiscal deficit (as a percentage of GDP) has either remained the")
The much-awaited first Budget of the third Narendra Modi government is on predicted lines. This is the seventh straight Budget presented by the finance minister. The Budget attempts to set priorities for the long-term goal of achieving “developed-country” status in the centenary year of Independence. At the same time, it has taken cognizance of coalition compulsions and has acceded to the demand from the allies whose continued support is critical. Most of the revenue and expenditure numbers are quite close to those presented in the Interim Budget except for a substantial increase in non-tax revenue due to
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