Government Committed To Path Of Fiscal Consolidation: Nirmala Sitharaman
The Finance Minister she speaking in the Lok Sabha on the Union Budget Budget 2019 presented last week.
The Finance Minister said the government will invest over Rs 100 lakh crore in infra in five years
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday that the government is committed to the path of fiscal consolidation without compromising on public expenditure. The remarks from the Finance Minister came as she was defending the first budget of the re-elected NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government in Parliament. Last Friday, Ms Sitharaman proposed a slew of measures from higher taxes on the super-rich and higher duties on fuel, gold and automobile parts while presenting the Union Budget for financial year 2019-20.
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