Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Finance Minister, delivered her shortest budget speech in Parliament for the interim budget. The speech began at 11 am and concluded before one hour. The speech lasted for exactly 58 minutes, which was the shortest according to her previous records. In 2023, she had delivered a budget speech for 87 minutes.
However, this year’s interim budget broke all previous records. Business groups in Patna did not express any happiness regarding the budget. Many traders also said that they still need to decode the budget.
What did the business community in Patna say about the budget? In a conversation with Local18, the traders mentioned that this was an interim budget and therefore, they did not have high expectations from it. However, Manoj Kumar, a businessman from the Bakarganj wholesale market, mentioned that there was nothing new or good for the business community in this budget. He also suggested increasing the cash holding limit from 2 lakhs to 5 lakhs for the business class.
While understanding and calculating the benefits of this interim budget is still pending, many traders also discussed the need to understand and calculate the benefits of this interim budget. Vijay Kumar Goyal mentioned that there have been no changes in this interim budget compared to the previous budget.
Wearing a silk saree, the Finance Minister presented the budget… Let’s find out what makes it special. She mentioned the issue of rising inflation in the country and stated that the main budget, which will be presented after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, is awaited. It is worth mentioning that the focus of the traders is on the main budget after the general elections.
केंद्रीय वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने अपना सबसे छोटा बजट भाषण संसद में दिया। यह भाषण उनके पूर्व के रिकॉर्ड के अनुसार सबसे छोटा था। पटना के व्यापारी वर्ग ने इस बजट को लेकर निराशा जाहिर की है, और कहा है कि इसमें कोई नया या अच्छा नहीं है। व्यापारियों ने भी इसे समझने और इसके लाभ को कैलकुलेट करने की बात कही है। व्यापारी वर्ग के पास नगद रखने की सीमा को बढ़ाकर 05 लाख करने की मांग की है। वित्त मंत्री ने कहा है कि अब 2024 के लोकसभा चुनाव के बाद पेश होने वाले मुख्य बजट का इंतजार है।
