An unfair question to ask, but we couldn’t not do it. So here’s Dr Bhaskar Das in the January 31 edition of Das ka Dum. Read on…
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Q. Any must-have asks from the Finance Minister for Budget Day tomorrow?
A.It’s not a question. I have to write a long article on the subject and I admit I don’t have the expertise for the same. But as a layperson, I can say that India has suffered a lot due to the pandemic in the last two years and it has not yet fully abated. The economy needs healing and a booster dose for sure. So, simply, I wish the Union Budget puts more money in the hands of business, taxpayers and poor people so that they can spend more which can revive the economy. Now it needs a lot of political, social and economic will. It’s easier said than done but that’s what the citizens, I am sure, expect for their life and livelihood.