"It is a progressive budget yet a populist budget," Says Vijay K. Thadani, Vice Chairman And Managing Director, NIIT
Read More"I would say it is a realistic budget which the Finance Minister has presented. Given that he has to do a balancing act on revenue expenditure, public expenditure and continue the fiscal deficit," says Rakesh Bharti Mittal, CII President Designate
Read More"The effective tax rates will go up possibly by half percent. So tax rates have gone up rather than going down other than those of small businesses," says Vipul Jhaveri
Read More"This deficit may be a little higher than 3.5 per cent because the Government needs money to fund the schemes it has announced," says Vijay Mehta, Chairman & CEO, Mefcom Capital Markets Ltd., Co-Founder & Trustee, Global SME Business & Technology Centre- India
Read More"I see this as a ‘Pro Bharat’ Budget. I appreciate the government for being bold and courageous for not going for a populist budget despite getting into election years," says Sudhir Sinha, CEO, CSR Inc.
Read More"This is a budget that has left me with mixed emotions. There were solid theoretical measures and some that even seem beyond the realm of possible (from an implementation perspective)," says Anmol Soin, Managing Editor, Initiative for Policy Research & Analysis
Read More"It’s not a budget which is everything for everyone. They have specifically focused on improving certain areas of the economy which were underperforming or weaker. And they targeted that area," says Sandip Somany, Senior VP, FICCI & MD, HSIL Limited
Read MoreIn an exclusive interview with BW Businessworld, Priyanka Kalra, Umang Manchanda & Mallika Arya, co-founders of No Straws Attached discuss the environmental impact and ecological footprint of plastic straws, and how there is a need to shift to environmentally conscious consumer choices with respect to plastic straws
Read More"It is not a populist but a popular budget and I think it addresses most of India’s concerns. So I think it was really very responsible of this govt to come out with this budget," says Shobana Kamineni
Read More"I would say it is a balanced budget because it is about the creation of assets, education, and skilling," Vipin Sondhi
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