PM Modi terms Union Budget 'historic', says it gives priority to deprived

1st Budget of 'Amrit Kaal' is 'historic', meant for the aspirational, PM says

Terming it “historic”, Prime Minister Nar­e­ndra Modi on Wed­nesday said the first Budget in “Amrit Kaal” had established a strong base to fulfil the resolve of a develop­ed India and dreams of the as­pirational, including the poor and the middle income-group.

In his first reaction to the Budget 2023-24, Modi said in order to empower the middle-income groups, the governm­ent had taken many signific­ant decisions in the past years that ensured ease of living.

He underlined the potential of the middle-income gro­ups in realising the dreams of 2047, and also highlighted the reduction in tax rates as well as the simplification, transparency