Exclusive: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Big Interview After Budget 2024

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled her sixth Budget on February 1. Though it was an interim budget ahead of the general elections in April and May, the direction it has given the economy is for the next 25 years. “India will be a developed economy by 2047”, was the bold statement the Finance Minister made from Lok Sabha in her Budget speech. What analysts are also lauding is the balancing act between reducing fiscal deficit and maintaining economic growth in the Budget. Despite having general elections around the corner, the announcements eschewed any populism and in fact promised a big reduction in the dreaded fiscal deficit in FY24 and FY25. And though there were no alterations to direct and indirect tax rates in this budget, the Finance Minister came out in flying colours. Catch the big exclusive interview with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the interim Budget 2024-25. Catch Rahul Kanwal, Executive Director, Business Today and Siddharth Zarabi, Managing Director, Business Today TV in a no-holds-barred conversation with the Finance Minister.