The
interim budget is finally out and
the stress is on help for rural sector
and curtailing job cuts. The farmers
are again going to benefit from this
budget with subsidized interest rate
for debt hit farmer. Two stimulus
packages were already announced and
the government has now made it public
to borrow Rs 460 billion to fund the
stimulus package. The growth is anticipates
to fall from 9% to 7.1% this fiscal
year due to the economic meltdown
the world is facing. The health, education
and rural sectors will benefit through
this budget, it is stated.
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