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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday listed 'nine pillars' including tax reforms, promoting ease of doing business and ensuring fiscal discipline, that will transform India. Unveiling the Budget 2016-17, he said the pillars also include emphasis on governance reforms.
Updated : Feb 29, 2016, 04:22 PM IST
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday listed 'nine pillars' including tax reforms, promoting ease of doing business and ensuring fiscal discipline, that will transform India. Unveiling the Budget 2016-17, he said the pillars also include an emphasis on governance reforms.
However, the Congress party criticised the Union budget saying it has failed to create an 'immediate stimulus' to address the challenges of employment generation and the agriculture sector. On the other hand, terming the Union budget as 'visionary and progressive', BJP said that it gives priority to farmers and weaker sections and will also lead to the empowerment of the youth.
Here is what politicians have to say about the budget.
Its not a budget which will boost growth, neither one which will have ease of doing business.
With ANI/PTI inputs.