Economists Call India Budget Bold, Much-Needed ‘Fiscal Wizardry’
Nirmala Sitharaman, center, and other members of finance ministry leave the ministry to present the budget at the parliament in New Delhi.
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Modi government presented its first full-year budget in his third term. Follow Bloomberg India on WhatsApp for exclusive content and analysis on India's pitch to the world. Sign up here.
India’s finance minister walked the tightrope between boosting consumption and narrowing the fiscal deficit as the government attempts to bring a slowing economy back on track, according to economists.