Budget 2024 Expectations Highlights: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who has already presented five annual Budgets, will be unveiling an interim Budget for fiscal 2024-25 on February 1 in the Lok Sabha. It will be the last major economic document before the next general elections. From agriculture, infrastructure, and healthcare to education, finance, and manufacturing- a diverse array of sectors eagerly await Sitharaman's announcements and fiscal policies that will shape their respective landscapes.
India Inc has anticipated that FM Sitharaman will announces measures to boost manufacturing, earmark larger funds for infrastructure development, and accord more focus on social sector schemes, while giving relief on taxation front on 1 February.