This budget of the government can be an over draft of the next full term budget. Modi’s guarantee is likely to dominate this budget. This means that the government can focus on the largest section of the country, farmers, middle class and women. Former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said that the budget presented by the government before the general elections is likely to have the imprint of ‘Modi’s guarantee’. In this interim budget, ‘populist schemes’ can be introduced to attract a large section of voters including the middle class, farmers and unorganized sector workers. He also said that if necessary, the government can take some concessions regarding the fiscal deficit target to fulfill this guarantee. Read this news.
