Sitharaman to begin post-budget outreach in Mumbai, meet business leaders

Finance Minister will travel to more cities, explain what the budget contains for various stakeholders

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will begin her customary post-budget interaction with stakeholders in Mumbai on Saturday. After that, in the first half of this month, she is expected to travel to Hyderabad, Imphal, Bhubaneswar and Jaipur to speak on what the budget contains for various stakeholders and interest groups.

In Mumbai, and in other cities, she is expected to meet representatives from India Inc, industry bodies, micro, small and medium enterprises’ (MSME) bodies, start-ups, chartered accountants and bankers among others, said an official aware of the Finance Minister’s outreach plans.

In her 2023-24 Union Budget on Wednesday, Sitharaman increased her