LIVE | Piyush Goyal Hails Budget 2025 – A Transformational Step Towards ‘Viksit Bharat’

An engaging session at the India Today-Business Today Budget Round Table 2025 with Piyush Goyal, Minister for Commerce and Industry. Moderated by Rahul Kanwal, Executive Director of Business Today, this discussion focuses on the pivotal elements of Budget 2025 and its implications for India's economic landscape. Minister Goyal has hailed the Budget as a “transformational step” aimed at fostering both investment-led and consumption-driven growth, a strategy aligned with the practices of developed economies. He elaborates on how the Budget's provisions, including raising the zero-tax income slab from ₹7 lakh to ₹12 lakh, directly benefit India's rapidly growing middle class, putting more money in their pockets. The session explores how these changes are designed to stimulate economic activity, enhance job creation, and support small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Goyal also discusses the government's commitment to infrastructure development and its broader vision for a “Viksit Bharat”.