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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the final Budget or Interim Budget (for the financial year 2024-25) in the second term of the Narendra Modi government at 11am on Thursday, February 1, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, with plans expected to be fiscally prudent with a focus on infrastructure spending but heavy on political messaging.
Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to highlight the Modi government 2.0’s 10-year economic performance but will hold back on expensive schemes to lower the fiscal deficit. The Interim Budget 2024 could serve as an economic manifesto for the Bharatiya Janata Party by laying out Modi’s vision for the economy for the next five years. Modi is eyeing to win a third term in the Lok Sabha elections expected to be held by May.
