New Delhi (Sputnik): Presenting its interim budget just before the polls scheduled for April-May this year, the Indian government today announced a slew of measures promising to bring succour to the country's farmers, middle class and workforce.
The announcements made by the Narendra Modi-led government includes a waiver of taxes on personal income up to Indian rupees 500,000 ($7,000), an incentive of Indian rupees 6,000 ($85) per annum for farmers with less than two hectares of land and a mega pension scheme for the unorganised sector workers.
In this budget, a holistic approach taken by the Govt for the welfare of all sections of people: FM @PiyushGoyal #BudgetSession2019 #Budget2019 #BudgetwithDDNews pic.twitter.com/cdoH3uE3Lk
— Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) February 1, 2019
Major allocations proposed under the Union Budget 2019-2020. #Budget2019 #BudgetForNewIndia pic.twitter.com/bCOazKa3Fa
— MyGovIndia (@mygovindia) February 1, 2019
#ModiSabkaBudget | PM Modi's post-budget address pic.twitter.com/xBj0rSSC6y
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) February 1, 2019
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The Budget is unquestionably Pro-Growth, Fiscally prudent, Pro-Farmer, Pro-Poor and strengthens the purchasing power of the Indian Middle Class.
— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) February 1, 2019
Opposition parties led by Congress have opposed the move on the grounds of propriety.
Government presented full-fledged budget instead of interim one: Congress https://t.co/MNLkM8uGC0 pic.twitter.com/TTAozKu72v
— NDTV (@ndtv) February 1, 2019
Important clarification: the tax rebate announced by the Finance Minister is only a proposal right now, it can’t be passed until the July budget under whichever government comes to power.
— Nidhi Razdan (@Nidhi) February 1, 2019
