by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group
FM proves mettle, earns praise
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Oppn fumbles
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Harish Gupta
New Delhi, Feb. 29 |
Finance minister Arun Jaitley passed his litmus test with flying colours on Monday. If he earned kudos from economists for massive spending proposals for rural & infrastructure development while sticking to fiscal deficit target of 3.5%, political class acclaimed it for taking care of the poor, women and weaker sections. |